John Annese

3 days ago | thederrick.com | John Annese

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s defense lawyer slammed the disgraced mogul’s sex assault accusers as “grifters,” mimicked one breaking down in tears, climbed into the witness box to do an impression and used his personal sex life as a frame of reference during animated closing arguments Tuesday. Arthur Aidala told the Manhattan jury that it was, in fact, the notorious movie producer who was was victimized and manipulated by the three women accusing him of sexual assault.

3 days ago | nydailynews.com | John Annese

Harvey Weinstein’s defense lawyer slammed the disgraced mogul’s sex assault accusers as “grifters,” mimicked one breaking down in tears, climbed into the witness box to do an impression of another and used his personal sex life as a frame of reference during animated closing arguments Tuesday,Arthur Aidala told the Manhattan jury that it was, in fact, the notorious movie producer who was was victimized and manipulated by the three women accusing him of sexual assault.

3 days ago | dailygazette.com | John Annese

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s defense lawyer slammed the disgraced mogul’s sex assault accusers as “grifters,” mimicked one breaking down in tears, climbed into the witness box to do an impression and used his personal sex life as a frame of reference during animated closing arguments Tuesday. Arthur Aidala told the Manhattan jury that it was, in fact, the notorious movie producer who was was victimized and manipulated by the three women accusing him of sexual assault.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | John Annese

Divers continued their search Monday for Brandon Pino, the high school senior who jumped off the Staten Island Ferry over the weekend, police said. NYPD crews resumed their search for Brandon and for a second teen, a 15-year-old girl feared drowned in the East River under the Roosevelt Bridge after she fell from the rocks about 12:15 p.m. Friday, a police spokesperson said.

4 days ago | gazettextra.com | John Annese

A social worker for U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., is still "traumatized" after a Department of Homeland Security officer handcuffed and detained her inside the congressman's lower Manhattan office, an official in Nadler's office said Sunday. The caught-on-video Wednesday clash drew outrage from Nadler. "If this can happen in a member of Congress's office, it can happen to anyone - and it is happening," he said in a statement. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.