UPDATED with official statement of split: After days of speculation, Harvey Weinstein and his primary defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman have officially parted ways. The anticipated move comes less than five months before a criminal trial involving multiple rape claims against the disgraced producer is expected to begin…

The case against Harvey Weinstein will continue in the new year, with a New York Supreme Court judge setting March 7 as a preliminary trial date in the ongoing sexual assault case against the fallen mogul. Speculation had been mounting in recent weeks that the entire case would be dismissed, but Judge James Burke…

Hours after Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said the producer would not testify before a grand jury, the same panel has now indicted the disgraced Oscar winner on two sets of rape charges and a sex crime charge. "A Grand Jury has voted to indict Harvey Weinstein on charges of Rape in the First and Third Degrees, and…

Attorney Benjamin Brafman has spoken out to defend client Harvey Weinstein in an interview, saying, "The casting couch in Hollywood was not invented by Harvey Weinstein." Speaking to the Times of London, Brafman called Weinstein “one of the most interesting people I’ve ever represented.”  Brafman has handled legal…