Author: Patrick Ryan and Maria Puente, USA TODAY

Will jury screening in Weinstein sex-crimes trial remain public? Prosecutors say yes, defense lawyers say no.

Harvey Weinstein’s sex-crimes trial judge refused to recuse himself despite defense motion, saying he has not pre-judged the case.

Harvey Weinstein’s defense team has asked the judge to excuse himself from the ex-producer’s sex-crimes trial, which continued in New York Wednesday.

Day 2 of the Harvey Weinstein sex-crimes trial is underway in New York, less than a day after the disgraced movie mogul was indicted in Los Angeles.

Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes trial, the first celebrity #MeToo case to open in criminal court, began as new charges were announced in Los Angeles.