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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein wants his money back.The imprisoned producer — who is awaiting extradition to Los Angeles — filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Jose Baez, one of several lawyers who briefly represented him in his New York rape case.He is seeking the return of $1 million in legal fees, arguing that Baez failed to substantiate the charges.Baez — the Florida attorney best known for winning the Casey Anthony case — was Weinstein’s lawyer for about five months in 2019. Baez charged a non-refundable retainer of $200,000 per month.

Tory Lanez has broken his silence since receiving a 10-year prison sentence on Tuesday for the Megan Thee Stallion shooting.

Tory Lanez’s defense attorney, Jose Baez, is speaking out after the Canadian rapper was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.

Tory Lanez has shared an open letter in which he asks for a new trial after he was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020.The rapper’s lawyers Jose Baez and Matthew Barhoma filed a motion for a new trial last month, citing multiple grounds for re-trial in paperwork seen by Rolling Stone. Among the arguments is a claim that the judge in the trial, which wrapped last December, barred a fair trial by “erroneously” allowing jurors to view a social media post in which it was alleged that Thee Stallion’s now-estranged best friend Kelsey Harris was not the shooter.Now, Lanez has had his own say on the matter. The letter, addressed to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, makes several accusations against Deputy District Attorneys Kathy Ta and Alex Bott, including the allegation that they unlawfully misused their authority to “hide and suppress any and all exculpatory evidence that exonerates me, or furthers my innocence”.The motion Lanez’s lawyers filed made no reference to any notion of withholding evidence.A post shared by FARGO’S CRAZY LIFE (@torylanez)“Dear George Gascón, I write this message with the utmost humility, love and respect for the remarkable stance you’ve taken in regards to fighting for the justice of Black and Brown minorities,” the letter began.“Today I take a stance as an innocent Black man, wrongfully convicted of a crime I did NOT commit.

Thania Garcia Nearly two months after a Los Angeles jury found Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during an altercation in July 2020, the Canadian rapper has requested a new trial. Lanez’s legal team is now claiming that the judge assigned to the case “erroneously allowed” jurors to assess a September 2020 Instagram post from Lanez’s personal account citing Megan’s now-former best friend Kelsey Harris was not the shooter, according to a report by Rolling Stone. Lanez, who asserted that Harris was responsible for the shooting, also filed a claim that his employee Joshua Farias was behind the social media comment. The new filing, issued on March 29, also sees lawyers Jose Baez and Matthew Barhoma alleging that prosecutors surprised them with the Instagram comment mid-trial leaving them with little time to figure out who actually wrote it.

Tory Lanez has filed a motion seeking a new trial after being found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, Rolling Stone reports. Lanez faces more than 20 years in prison following the December 2022 ruling, in which a jury found him guilty of assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020.The rapper’s lawyers Jose Baez and Matthew Barhoma yesterday (March 29) filed paperwork seen by Rolling Stone, in which they cite multiple grounds for retrial. Among the argument is a claim that the judge in the trial, which wrapped last December, barred a fair trial by “erroneously” allowing jurors to view a social media post.The Instagram post in question was sent from Lanez’s personal account in September 2020 in which it was alleged that Thee Stalltion’s now-estranged best friend Kelsey Harris was not the shooter.A declaration is included in the retrial motion from Lanez’s content creator, Joshua Farias, in which he claims that he was managing Lanez’s Instagram at that point and was the one who replied “that’s not true” to a comment on The Shade Room’s account stating: “People saying Kelsey shot her.”Lanez’s lawyers allege that prosecutors surprised them with the Instagram post mid-trial and that the defence team didn’t have sufficient time to ascertain who wrote the reply.The rapper (real name Daystar Peterson) and his lawyers claim that the post amounted to an apparent admission by Peterson that Kelsey didn’t fire the gun.

Tory Lanez is preparing to appeal the verdict in the case that found him guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion.In his effort to build a strong legal team, he has hired Jose Baez, who famously represented Casey Anthony when she was on trial in 2011 for the death of her daughter, TMZ reported.The Toronto-raised music artist, 30, also recently enlisted David Kenner, who has represented Suge Knight, and another attorney named Matthew Barhoma. Pushing back: Tory Lanez is preparing to appeal the verdict in the case that found him guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion; seen December 16 in LA Baez was representing the late NFL star-turned-convict Aaron Hernandez at the time of his death in 2017.While working for the former athlete he successfully helped him get acquitted of a double murder case.