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Weinstein lawyer on #MeToo, defense strategy

In an exclusive interview, Harvey Weinstein's new defense attorney tells "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King she's confident he'll be exonerated in the criminal cases against him. The former movie producer is facing charges in New York on allegations of sexual violence against two women. His trial starts in January. More than 70 women have accused him of wrongdoing since an explosive New York Times investigation two years ago that inspired the #MeToo movement. Weinstein denies all of the allegations. Weinstein's attorney, Donna Rotunno, is a former prosecutor who has built her reputation on defending men accused of sexual assault and rape. She has handled about 40 cases defending men accused of sexual misconduct but the trial of Harvey Weinstein is her most high profile case to date.

  • Sep 17, 2019
  • 06:52
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Weinstein used Lauer claims against NBC: Book

In his new book “Catch and Kill,” journalist Ronan Farrow claims that Harvey Weinstein used sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Lauer to pressure NBC to drop stories about his own behavior, by making it known to the network that he was aware of Lauer’s alleged behavior and capable of revealing it. One of the stories NBC allegedly suppressed was Farrow’s own Weinstein expose. Farrow eventually took the story to The New Yorker, where it became a catalyst for the #MeToo movement. Jericka Duncan reports on the new claims.

  • Oct 10, 2019
  • 03:11
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Ronan Farrow on "Catch & Kill," NBC response

In his explosive new book, "Catch and Kill," Ronan Farrow details allegations of sexual assault in the media industry, and his former bosses’ alleged attempts to stifle his reporting. The book describes sexual assault allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and former NBC News anchor Matt Lauer. Farrow joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the allegations and his new book. In a letter to colleagues, NBC News president Noah Oppenheim said: "We have no secrets and nothing to hide," adding, "Farrow's effort to defame NBC News is clearly motivated not by a pursuit of truth, but an axe to grind."

  • Oct 14, 2019
  • 08:26
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