That wave of women coming forward launched what's now known as the #MeToo movement to empower women to expose abusive, harassing men across the world. The #MeToo era is inextricably tied to Weinstein's public downfall, but its influence on Weinstein's legal case is far from clear. In emails to CNN prior to the trial , he said that he has learned to self-reflect over the past two years. Weinstein's defense asked that the jury be sequestered during the trial. Illuzzi said the language would identify the Black Cube employee as one hired by the Weinstein defense.

Source: CNN January 06, 2020 15:34 UTC