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Even before a jury has been selected, the first day of Harvey Weinstein's criminal trial for rape saw legal and cultural explosions going off inside and outside a Manhattan courtroom this morning. After an impassioned argument by Deputy District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon, a gag of sorts on Weinstein and his team…

While the real action is set to unfold in January when Harvey Weinstein finally faces criminal trial, a hearing Friday morning brought spirited jousting between his defense team and prosecutors over two separate requests by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. One of the asks, which took up most of the 45-minute…