Constance Grady
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So at the time, the argument was that their testimony would establish a pattern of behavior from Weinstein. But in the appeal last year, the judge was like, if you don't have enough evidence to actually charge him with the specific crimes that these women say he committed, then you really just shouldn't be presenting testimony about it at all.
So now the whole trial has been invalidated and they're doing it over again without that corroborating testimony.
So now the whole trial has been invalidated and they're doing it over again without that corroborating testimony.
So now the whole trial has been invalidated and they're doing it over again without that corroborating testimony.
In a lot of ways, she is making a very similar argument to the one his lawyers are making.
In a lot of ways, she is making a very similar argument to the one his lawyers are making.
In a lot of ways, she is making a very similar argument to the one his lawyers are making.
They both involve a lot of just like the most spurious bad faith possible interpretations of everything that the women accusing Weinstein have done.
They both involve a lot of just like the most spurious bad faith possible interpretations of everything that the women accusing Weinstein have done.
They both involve a lot of just like the most spurious bad faith possible interpretations of everything that the women accusing Weinstein have done.
Candace Owens has basically two central arguments in Weinstein's defense. The first one is 130 women.
Candace Owens has basically two central arguments in Weinstein's defense. The first one is 130 women.
Candace Owens has basically two central arguments in Weinstein's defense. The first one is 130 women.
I do want to quickly name. She has said that he was convicted on the basis of three women's stories. That's not correct. He was convicted on the basis of three women's stories in New York and five stories in L.A. So that's eight women's total. For most people, that would be a lot. But it is true that for Weinstein, that's only about 10 percent of his accusers who made it to the courtroom.
I do want to quickly name. She has said that he was convicted on the basis of three women's stories. That's not correct. He was convicted on the basis of three women's stories in New York and five stories in L.A. So that's eight women's total. For most people, that would be a lot. But it is true that for Weinstein, that's only about 10 percent of his accusers who made it to the courtroom.
I do want to quickly name. She has said that he was convicted on the basis of three women's stories. That's not correct. He was convicted on the basis of three women's stories in New York and five stories in L.A. So that's eight women's total. For most people, that would be a lot. But it is true that for Weinstein, that's only about 10 percent of his accusers who made it to the courtroom.
She is making a lot out of the fact that a lot of the women who have accused Weinstein stayed in contact with him after their alleged attacks. How does someone get raped over five years? Some of them sent him friendly or affectionate messages, or they asked for professional favors. So Candace Owens' take is that this proves that they were being what she calls sugar babies.
She is making a lot out of the fact that a lot of the women who have accused Weinstein stayed in contact with him after their alleged attacks. How does someone get raped over five years? Some of them sent him friendly or affectionate messages, or they asked for professional favors. So Candace Owens' take is that this proves that they were being what she calls sugar babies.
She is making a lot out of the fact that a lot of the women who have accused Weinstein stayed in contact with him after their alleged attacks. How does someone get raped over five years? Some of them sent him friendly or affectionate messages, or they asked for professional favors. So Candace Owens' take is that this proves that they were being what she calls sugar babies.
And that they were they had a quid pro quo set up of asking for professional advancement in exchange for sexual favors.