A New York judge signed off on Friday on the disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s move to change his legal team ahead of his trial on sexual assault charges.
Weinstein has lined up a new legal team that includes attorneys Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan – who once represented one of his most prominent accusers, Rose McGowan, on drug charges.
The judge approved the change after questioning “potential conflict of interest” posed by hiring lawyers who recently represented “one of your most vocal accusers”.
Weinstein acknowledged the emails but stressed they were pointing out the absurdity of the allegation that he had planted evidence.