Exclusive Harvey Weinstein interview: 'I acted immorally,' he tells Rosanna Scotto
Exclusive Harvey Weinstein interview: 'I acted immorally,' he tells Rosanna Scotto
Convicted sex offender and former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein spoke exclusively to Good Day New York's Rosanna Scotto as he anxiously awaits a verdict in his New York sex crimes retrial.
NEW YORK - Convicted sex offender and former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein spoke exclusively to Good Day New York's Rosanna Scotto as he anxiously awaits a verdict in his New York sex crimes retrial.
In this exclusive interview, Weinstein spoke to Rosanna over the phone from Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital, where he's been held through the trial. They discuss his decision not to testify, the notion that he is the poster boy for the #MeToo movement, what he has to say to his A-List accusers and much more.
The backstory:
He did not testify in his defense in this retrial - or in his 2020 trial in Manhattan, where he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex crimes. New York's highest court overturned his conviction last year, a stunning reversal of a landmark #MeToo case. He also did not take the stand in his sex assault trial in Los Angeles, where he was found guilty in 2022. That verdict still stands.
What Weinstein told Rosanna
What they're saying:
During their interview, Weinstein admitted that he is nervous as the jury deliberates. When asked if he had any regrets, here's what he had to say.
"I have regrets that I - from my family - through this, that I put my wife through this, that I acted immorally. I put so many friends through this and hurt people … that were close to me, by the way, by actions that were stupid. But never illegal, never criminal, never anything," he told Rosanna.
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The other side:
FOX 5 NY has reached out to victims for comment…