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Harvey Weinstein’s fate is now in the hands of the jury. After hearing a final rebuttal in the prosecution’s closing argument this morning, the West Coast panel of nine men and three women have begun their deliberations in the much-accused producer’s rape trial. The jury is set to go behind closed…

UPDATED with retrial date, plus Jane Does and defense lawyer statement: Danny Masterson's trial for forcible rape has been declared a mistrial. The jury in the former That ’70s Show star's trial say they were unable to reach a verdict on any of the three criminal counts that Masterson faced. The…

The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape trial has resumed deliberations with two new members after a pair of positive Covid tests among the panel this morning. The Los Angeles jury had deliberated for two-plus days when they told Judge Charlaine Olmedo on November 18 that they are deadlocked on all three c…

Danny Masterson will not discover his fate on three counts of forcible rape until at least after Thanksgiving. After less than three days of deliberations by the jury, the panel has just told Judge Charlaine Olmedo they are deadlocked on all three counts, and cannot reach an unanimous verdict…

UPDATE, 3:58 PM : "When you review the evidence you are to consider evidence that is reasonable and only evidence that is reasonable," Deputy L.A. County District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said to jurors in the Danny Masterson rape trial this afternoon in his final statement. "If something is unreasonable…

Danny Masterson has decided not to take the stand in his rape trial. The former That ’70s Show star told Judge Charlaine Olemedo today that, after discussions with his legal team, he would not testifying his own defense. With the prosecution concluding its case after almost a month of…

Lisa Marie Presley will not be taking the stand in Danny Masterson's rape trial. Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller told LA Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo and the defense this morning that the prosecution had decided not to call Presley after all. Though set on the witness list for…

A fourth alleged rape victim of Danny Masterson will be permitted to testify in the That '70s Show actor's Los Angeles trial. After hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defense Monday, LA Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo reversed her pre-trial decision and ruled in favor of Jane…

Dark for the past two days, Danny Masterson's rape trial resumed Wednesday with testimony from Jane Doe #2 about the former That '70s Show star's alleged assault of her in 2003. However, before the last of the trio of women at the heart of the case had her time on the stand, the defense accused former…

UPDATED with afternoon session: A Los Angeles police officer testified Thursday during Danny Masterson's rape trial that while didn’t remember the specifics of an initial meeting with Jane Doe #1 in 2004 at the LAPD Hollywood station, he did take her claims about being attacked by Masterson in his…

UPDATED with more testimony and details : "She had told me not to use the word rape," a visibly shaken Jane Doe #3 told a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday in the Danny Masterson trial. "She explained to me that you can't rape someone you are in a relationship with," the witness added of a late 2003…

UPDATED with afternoon session: “He was being rough, it was painful, my body was not prepared," a soft-voiced Jane Doe #3 said Monday afternoon on the stand at Danny Masterson’s Los Angeles rape trial, describing an alleged incident between herself and the actor in 2001, more than four years into the the…