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Weinstein Absent as Judge Delays Deliberations, Jury Seeks Rehearing

5/14/2026

Summary

Story summary

Court officials clarified that Harvey Weinstein was not in the courtroom when he reported chest pains.
Judge Curtis Farber dismissed the jurors, citing “unforeseen reasons,” and set Thursday for deliberations to resume.
The jury requested a rehearing of part of Jessica Mann’s testimony and a review of the prosecution’s PowerPoint timeline.
Prosecutors and Weinstein’s defense attorneys left the courtroom while the wheelchair-bound, incarcerated Weinstein remains detained since 2020.

History

Historical Context

The June 12 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman led to a criminal trial that opened Jan 24 1995 and lasted eight months. Judge Lance Ito oversaw a case that revived anger from the 1991 Rodney King beating and 1992 Los Angeles riots, ending with an Oct 1995 not-guilty verdict watched by 100 million people. The outcome widened the racial divide and contributed to California’s 1996 Proposition 209 limiting affirmative-action.

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Story summary

Court officials clarified that Harvey Weinstein was not in the courtroom when he reported chest pains.
Judge Curtis Farber dismissed the jurors, citing “unforeseen reasons,” and set Thursday for deliberations to resume.
The jury requested a rehearing of part of Jessica Mann’s testimony and a review of the prosecution’s PowerPoint timeline.
Prosecutors and Weinstein’s defense attorneys left the courtroom while the wheelchair-bound, incarcerated Weinstein remains detained since 2020.

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