Judge approves changes to Weinstein’s legal team
NEW YORK — A judge signed off Friday on changes to the legal team representing Harvey Weinstein in his rape and sexual assault case, allowing the film producer to swap out his bulldog New York City defence attorney for a four-person team that’s full of courtroom star power.
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was in court in Manhattan —along with new lawyers Jose Baez, Ronald Sullivan and Duncan Levin, and former lawyer Benjamin Brafman — as Judge James Burke approved the switch.
“Welcome to the New York State Supreme Court,” Burke told Weinstein’s new lawyers.