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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction has been overturned

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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned

A New York court found that the judge in Weinstein's landmark 2020 trial relied on "egregious” improper rulings

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Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months in prison

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Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months in prison

Gutierrez-Reed received the maximum possible sentence following her conviction

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