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In a stunning collapse of courtroom order, disgraced Hollywood mogul and Democrat mega-donor Harvey Weinstein was spared a fresh rape conviction Thursday.
It came after a New York judge declared a mistrial — not because of legal nuance, but because the jury foreman refused to continue deliberating, citing bullying inside the jury room.
After one of the most high-profile retrials in the #MeToo era, the prosecution’s case against Weinstein imploded, not on legal merits, but because the jury fell apart under pressure.
The decision came just one day after jurors reached a partial verdict, convicting Weinstein on one serious charge and acquitting him on another.
But the rape charge — based on allegations from Jessica Mann, a Hollywood hopeful — is now on indefinite hold.
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