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Harvey Weinstein will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after LA sentence

Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the 70-year-old former film producer will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison. He is already serving a 23-year sentence in New York.
Harvey Weinstein appearing in court in Los Angeles in Oct. 2022.
Updated February 23, 2023 at 3:01 PM ET

Editor's note: This report includes descriptions of sexual assault.

Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 more years in prison by a Los Angeles for rape and sexual assault in New York — meaning that it is very likely that Weinstein will now spend the rest of his life in prison.

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