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Harvey Weinstein said infighting in the jury was denying him a fair trial.
June 11, 2025, 2:48 p.m. ET
The jurors who decided Harvey Weinstein’s fate in his New York retrial were ordered to take a break and “cool down” earlier on Wednesday, as their discussions seemingly broke down amid shouting and threats.
The unusual admonishment came after a private meeting between a juror and the judge overseeing the trial — the third such conversation in a trial marked by jury problems — and led Mr. Weinstein to appeal directly to the judge for a mistrial.
The pause came only hours before the verdict on Wednesday, when the jury’s foreman asked to speak to the judge, Justice Curtis Farber, and was taken into a backroom where he told the judge and the lawyers his concerns.
Nearly 30 minutes later, Justice Farber returned to the bench and said the man had said that he was upset that others were trying to change his mind. At least one juror, the judge said, told the man, “I will see you outside one day.”
The extraordinary exchange led to Mr. Weinstein’s directly addressing the judge, saying the infighting inside the jury of seven women and five men, was resulting in an unfair trial.
“This is not right for me, for me the person on trial here,” he said. “This is my life on the line and you know what, it’s not fair. It’s simple. It’s not fair.”
