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UPDATED, 12:45PM ET: The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal rape trial has been seated after a final series of brief verbal clashes in a New York courtroom over the gender and racial makeup of the panel. The jury consists of seven men and five women. Three alternates were also designated – fewer than the customary…

Gigi Hadid, the 24-year-old supermodel who made headlines by appearing at New York Supreme Court this week in response to a jury summons in the Harvey Weinstein trial, has officially been dropped from the jury pool. The move, which was expected, came Thursday as the rape trial nears the end of its second week. Jury…

On Monday morning, after the Oscar nominations were announced, onetime awards potentate Harvey Weinstein returned to a New York City courtroom, where he stands trial for rape. Pushing a walker as he has in recent weeks, his posture stooped after back surgery, Weinstein appeared before New York Supreme Court Judge…

Harvey Weinstein, who will face trial in January on several sex-crime charges, including rape, had his bail increased Wednesday to $5 million cash from $1 million due to dozens of alleged violations of his electronic monitoring agreement. Pushing a walker into the New York courtroom due to a back injury, Weinstein…

Jeff Pierre (Drumline: A New Beat) has booked a regular role on Freeform drama series Beyond. From Imperative Entertainment and Automatik, Beyond centers on a young man who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers new supernatural abilities that propel him into the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. Pierre…

Tony winner Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur) is set for a series regular role opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Amazon's upcoming original drama Trial, from executive producer David E. Kelley. The legal drama, which Kelley co-wrote with his Practice and Boston Legal producer Jonathan Shapiro, centers on Billy McBride…

Amazon today officially acknowledged Trial, its straight-to-series drama starring Oscar winners Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo) and William Hurt (Broadcast News), along with Olivia Thirlby (Juno), Maria Bello (Prisoners), Molly Parker (House Of Cards) and Sarah Wynter. Trial, which had been on track for a 10-episode order…

Orange Is The New Black‘s Alysia Reiner has signed on for a recurring role on the Fox drama series Rosewood. Created by Todd Harthan, Rosewood stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr., a private pathologist in Miami who partners with Detective Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz). Reiner will play Lilian…

Molly Parker (House Of Cards) has landed a key role in Trial, the Amazon Studios legal drama from The Practice creator David E. Kelley. It centers on Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton), a once-powerful lawyer who has become a shell of his former self after losing a case that saw an innocent kid murdered. His…

Sarah Wynter has landed a series regular role opposite Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Olivia Thirlby and Maria Bello in Trial, the Amazon Studios drama from The Practice and Ally McBeal creator David E. Kelley. The legal drama, which Kelley co-wrote with his Practice and Boston Legal producer Jonathan Shapiro…

Maria Bello is set to co-star opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Trial, the Amazon Studios drama from The Practice creator David E. Kelley, which is on track for a 10-episode straight-to-series order. The legal drama, which Kelley co-wrote with his Practice producer Jonathan Shapiro, centers on Billy McBride (Thornton)…

Olivia Thirlby (Juno) is set to co-star opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Trial, the Amazon Studios drama from The Practice creator David E. Kelley, which is on track for a 10-episode straight-to-series order. The legal drama, which Kelley co-wrote with his Practice producer, fellow former attorney Jonathan Shapiro…