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Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison following his conviction in the Los Angeles rape trial that lasted five weeks. The disgraced movie mogul's sentencing was handed down Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom, where the 70-year-old was convicted in December. The sentencing comes two months after the jury — comprised of eight men and four women — needed just over two weeks to deliberate. In the end, the jury found Weinstein guilty on three of the seven counts he faced.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Harvey Weinstein made a final plea to the court on Thursday, just before a judge sentenced him to 16 years in prison. “I maintain that I’m innocent,” he said. “I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane Doe 1. I never knew this woman, and the fact is she doesn’t know me. This is about money and coming after me.” Weinstein did not stand up to address the court, noting that he has a spinal condition. From his chair, he took aim at a “cottage industry of lawyers” who “put victims on the stand” and then file civil suits. “I did not rape this woman. I did not see this woman. She perjured herself,” Weinstein said. “This is a made-up story. With all due respect, Jane Doe 1 is an actress and can turn on the tears.” 

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years, effectively ensuring the former Hollywood mogul and convicted rapist will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Weinstein’s sentencing was held in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday morning, nearly two months after his Los Angeles trial concluded with a jury convicting him on three counts of rape and sexual assault. Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence in New York, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in that jurisdiction in his 2020 criminal trial. All three charges on which Weinstein were convicted were based on the counts relating to Jane Doe #1, a European model who testified she was raped by Weinstein at Mr. C Hotel after the L.A. Italia Film Festival in 2013. Weinstein’s attorneys have stated that Weinstein had an unfair trial — and therefore, conviction — because the court, his lawyers claim, precluded the defense from admitting relevant evidence and argument, particularly centering around Jane Doe #1.

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.

With chronic liver disease mortality rates highest across NHS Lanarkshire, East Kilbride's MP is supporting an awareness initiative aimed at improving liver health.

Kaz Crossley has spoken out after being detained in Abu Dhabi.The former Love Island star was reported to have been arrested last week in light of her sniffing a white substance in a video from 2020 was leaked. She has since been released and has returned to England. While Kaz issued a statement on Instagram assuring fans that she was "safe", she's now addressed the ordeal in more detail.

The littlest heirs! Kathy Hilton and husband Rick Hilton’s brood has gotten larger since their children began welcoming babies.

Council tax for North Lanarkshire residents will increase by five per cent from April 1.

BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein was sentencing today in downtown Los Angeles to 16 years in prison for rape and other sex crimes.

Lala Kent isn’t buying Randall Emmett’s denials.

Despite the controversy surrounding the film, Ben Stiller is still “proud” of “Tropic Thunder”.

Stassi Schroeder won’t be making a comeback if Scheana Shay has anything to say about it.

R. Kelly was just sentenced to 20 years in prison at a Chicago federal courtroom on Thursday (February 23) after being found guilty months ago.

His muse! Brooklyn Beckham revealed he has “over 20” tattoos dedicated to wife Nicola Peltz — and he just got a full portrait of her.

Stuart Kettlewell reckons being versatile will be key to maintaining Motherwell's surge up the Premiership table and securing safety this season.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's twins turned 15 on Wednesday - and this isn't the only milestone they are facing this year.TRENDING NOW: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas bid bittersweet farewell following romantic dateIt was revealed earlier in the month that Marc was expecting his seventh child with new wife Nadia Ferreira, which will make Emme and Max first-time older siblings.While Emme and Max are relatively private, back in September 2020, Emme opened up about their famous father and gave an insight into their relationship.VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez honors her twins on their 15th birthday with unseen photo montageThe aspiring singer had just performed at the Super Bowl alongside their famous mom months before, and sat down with Entertainment Tonight to talk about their debut book, Lord Help Me.MORE: Jennifer Lopez looks fantastic in head-turning Grammys outfit you need to seeMORE: Marc Anthony welcomes new family member with fiancée"He's very funny. He cares about all of us a lot , and he's just a good person," they said.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent In the first few months of 2020, huge swathes of Northern Italy were hit by the COVID-19 virus. Soon the death toll in the city of Bergamo reached such heights that an army convoy had to transport coffins out because its cemeteries and crematoriums were full. In his powerful doc “The Walls of Bergamo,” which world premieres on Friday in Berlin’s Encounters section, prominent Italian documentary director Stefano Savona – whose “Samouni Road” won the Golden Eye prize in 2018 at Cannes – and a team of student filmmakers take the pulse of the city when it is on the brink of collapse and, subsequently, as Bergamo begins its healing and recovery process.

These are the faces of two pals whose reckless racing led to the tragic death of a little boy as he played innocently in the street.

A gang who used the encrypted platform EncroChat to move over £1 million worth of drugs have been jailed following a major police investigation. Twelve people will spend almost 100 years behind bars for various drugs offences.

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott's second child, Aire Webster, on February 2, 2022, Kylie's father Caitlyn Jenner gave an update on how she was doing. Speaking on Good Morning Britain in the same month, Caitlyn said: 'They're great. Kylie's doing great, everybody's doing good.