American film producer and convicted sex offender
The Manhattan retrial of Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge has ended in a mistrial after jurors fail to reach a verdict on the charge. He faces one count of rape in the third degree; the case has seen three separate trials in New York. Mann testified; Weinstein has denied the allegation.
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal inquiry into whether E. Jean Carroll lied under oath in depositions tied to two civil suits she won against Donald Trump; the probe is focusing on statements about outside funding, including donations from Reid Hoffman’s nonprofit, and is being led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago.
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed former Apollo CEO Leon Black to produce nondisclosure agreements and to return for a sworn deposition on July 16 after he declined to answer questions about NDAs during a closed-door interview. Committee chair James Comer says the NDAs may connect Black to Jeffrey Epstein; Black denies wrongdoing.
Prosecutors have dropped the third-degree rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after the accuser chose not to testify in what would have been a fourth trial. The move leaves Weinstein facing other convictions and ongoing sentencing in related cases.
Keir Starmer has been awarded France’s Legion d’Honneur by Emmanuel Macron for his leadership in establishing the Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine. The honour marks a historic moment as the first UK prime minister to receive the award.