A court has rules in favur of Ashley Judd with connection to Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case as she can now pursue a claim against him as he held power over her career when he invited her to his room at a hotel in mid-1990s.&nbsp;

A three-judge panel reversed the lower court, which had thrown out the claim on the grounds that Ahsley Judd was not Harvey Weinstein’s employee at the time of the meeting.

Court ruling read: “(T)heir relationship consisted of an inherent power imbalance wherein Weinstein was uniquely situated to exercise coercion or leverage over Judd by virtue of his professional position and influence as a top producer in Hollywood. Therefore, the district court erred when it dismissed Judd’s sexual harassment claim.”

“That is, by virtue of his professional position and influence as a top producer in Hollywood, Weinstein was uniquely situated to exercise coercive power or leverage over Judd, who was a young actor at the beginning of her career at the time of the alleged harassment,” Murguia wrote. “Moreover, given Weinstein’s highly influential and ‘unavoidable’ presence in the film industry, the relationship was one that would have been difficult to terminate ‘without tangible hardship’ to Judd, whose livelihood as an actor depended on being cast for roles,” it read.

Ashley Judd had sued Harvey Weinstein in April 2018. She alleged that he had lured her to his hotel room, asked her to watch him shower and tried to give her a massage. She also sued for defamation and retaliation, claiming that after she rebuffed his advances, Weinstein effectively blacklisted her in the film industry.

A court has rules in favur of Ashley Judd with connection to Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case as she can now pursue a claim against him as he held power over her career when he invited her to his room at a hotel in mid-1990s.

A court has rules in favur of Ashley Judd with connection to Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment case as she can now pursue a claim against him as he held power over her career when he invited her to his room at a hotel in mid-1990s. A three-judge panel reversed the lower court, which had thrown out the claim on the grounds that Ahsley Judd was not Harvey Weinstein’s employee at the time of the meeting. Court ruling read: “(T)heir relationship consisted of an inherent power imbalance wherein Weinstein was uniquely situated to exercise coercion or leverage over Judd by virtue of his professional position and influence as a top producer in Hollywood. Therefore, the district court erred when it dismissed Judd’s sexual harassment claim.” “That is, by virtue of his professional position and influence as a top producer in Hollywood, Weinstein was uniquely situated to exercise coercive power or leverage over Judd, who was a young actor at the beginning of her career at the time of the alleged harassment,” Murguia wrote. “Moreover, given Weinstein’s highly influential and ‘unavoidable’ presence in the film industry, the relationship was one that would have been difficult to terminate ‘without tangible hardship’ to Judd, whose livelihood as an actor depended on being cast for roles,” it read. Ashley Judd had sued Harvey Weinstein in April 2018. She alleged that he had lured her to his hotel room, asked her to watch him shower and tried to give her a massage. She also sued for defamation and retaliation, claiming that after she rebuffed his advances, Weinstein effectively blacklisted her in the film industry.

Ashley Judd wins appeal in Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment suit

Harvey Weinstein agreed to post additional security to ensure he will not flee a criminal sexual assault case brought by New York prosecutors, who had sought to increase his bail after he allegedly failed to wear his electronic ankle monitor. 
 
Prosecutors had sought $5 million bail for the former Hollywood producer rather than the original $1 million, but Justice James Burke of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan agreed to let Weinstein post a $2 million insurance bond. 
 
Weinstein, 67, used a walker to enter the courthouse. His lawyer, Donna Rotunno, said he is expected to have back surgery on Thursday. A trial is scheduled for Jan. 6, 2020, and Weinstein could face life in prison if convicted on the top counts. 
 
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women, one in 2006 and another in 2013. He has also denied allegations by roughly 70 women of sexual misconduct dating back decades, saying any contact was consensual. 
 
The insurance bond will be insured by Weinstein`s original bail and some other assets, his lawyer said.

Harvey Weinstein agreed to post additional security to ensure he will not flee a criminal sexual assault case brought by New York prosecutors, who had sought to increase his bail after he allegedly failed to wear his electronic ankle monitor.

Harvey Weinstein agreed to post additional security to ensure he will not flee a criminal sexual assault case brought by New York prosecutors, who had sought to increase his bail after he allegedly failed to wear his electronic ankle monitor. Prosecutors had sought $5 million bail for the former Hollywood producer rather than the original $1 million, but Justice James Burke of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan agreed to let Weinstein post a $2 million insurance bond. Weinstein, 67, used a walker to enter the courthouse. His lawyer, Donna Rotunno, said he is expected to have back surgery on Thursday. A trial is scheduled for Jan. 6, 2020, and Weinstein could face life in prison if convicted on the top counts. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women, one in 2006 and another in 2013. He has also denied allegations by roughly 70 women of sexual misconduct dating back decades, saying any contact was consensual. The insurance bond will be insured by Weinstein`s original bail and some other assets, his lawyer said.

Harvey Weinstein posts new bond to ensure he won't flee sexual assault trial

Pop queen Madonna's name can now be added to the long list of women who were sexually harassed by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.&nbsp; 
In a tell-all interview to New York Times, the singer has for the first time opened up about Weinstein and stated that he "crossed lines and boundaries" with her and was "incredibly sexually flirtatious and forward." 
 
Back in the 90s, Weinstein`s Miramax company distributed Madonna`s documentary titled `Madonna: Truth or Dare`. 
 
"Harvey crossed lines and boundaries and was incredibly sexually flirtatious and forward with me when we were working together. He was married at the time, and I certainly wasn`t interested," she revealed. 
 
Madonna also stated that she knew that Weinstein acted that way with other women in the film business too. "I was aware that he did the same with a lot of other women that I knew in the business. And we were all, `Harvey gets to do that because he`s got so much power and he`s so successful and his movies do so well and everybody wants to work with him, so you have to put up with it.` So that was it," she added. 
 
Talking about Weinstein`s downfall, Madonna shared, "So when it happened, I was really like, `Finally.` <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/weinstein-affair-10-key-moments-global-fallout-169356">Also see:&nbsp;The Weinstein Affair: 10 key moments in a global fallout</a> 
 
The singer though did not want to speak up or be a part of Times Up movement as she added, "I wasn`t cheering from the rafters because I`m never going to cheer for someone`s demise. I don`t think that`s good karma anyway. But it was good that somebody who had been abusing his power for so many years was called out and held accountable." 
 
Weinstein, who has been accused of nearly 30 years of sexual misconduct by several women, was kicked out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in October 2017 following a New York Times ar<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/hollywood-mogul-weinstein-accused-of-rape-21257">ticle that chronicled allegations against the producer.&nbsp;</a> 
 
Weinstein has repeatedly denied all the allegations levelled against him. 
 
A few weeks ago, it was reported that Weinstein had reached a tentative USD 44 million settlement to resolve lawsuits filed by women who accused him of sexual misconduct. 
 
The movie mogul had also reached a tentative deal with creditors of his former studio The Weinstein Co. (TWC) and the New York attorney general.In September this year, Weinstein will go on trial in New York on charges of raping an unidentified female friend in his Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on another woman in 2006. 
 
More than 80 women, including actors Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Rose McGowan have opened up about similar stories against Weinstein. Some accused him of using physical force to compel them to have intercourse, while others said he tried to exchange parts in movies for sex or threatened to ruin their careers if they did not comply with him.

Pop queen Madonna's name can now be added to the long list of women who were sexually harassed by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. In a tell-all interview to New York Times, the singer has for the first time opened up about Weinstein and stated that he "crossed lines and boundaries" with her and was "incredibly sexually flirtatious and forward.

Pop queen Madonna's name can now be added to the long list of women who were sexually harassed by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. In a tell-all interview to New York Times, the singer has for the first time opened up about Weinstein and stated that he "crossed lines and boundaries" with her and was "incredibly sexually flirtatious and forward." Back in the 90s, Weinstein`s Miramax company distributed Madonna`s documentary titled `Madonna: Truth or Dare`. "Harvey crossed lines and boundaries and was incredibly sexually flirtatious and forward with me when we were working together. He was married at the time, and I certainly wasn`t interested," she revealed. Madonna also stated that she knew that Weinstein acted that way with other women in the film business too. "I was aware that he did the same with a lot of other women that I knew in the business. And we were all, `Harvey gets to do that because he`s got so much power and he`s so successful and his movies do so well and everybody wants to work with him, so you have to put up with it.` So that was it," she added. Talking about Weinstein`s downfall, Madonna shared, "So when it happened, I was really like, `Finally.` Also see: The Weinstein Affair: 10 key moments in a global fallout The singer though did not want to speak up or be a part of Times Up movement as she added, "I wasn`t cheering from the rafters because I`m never going to cheer for someone`s demise. I don`t think that`s good karma anyway. But it was good that somebody who had been abusing his power for so many years was called out and held accountable." Weinstein, who has been accused of nearly 30 years of sexual misconduct by several women, was kicked out of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in October 2017 following a New York Times article that chronicled allegations against the producer. Weinstein has repeatedly denied all the allegations levelled against him. A few weeks ago, it was reported that Weinstein had reached a tentative USD 44 million settlement to resolve lawsuits filed by women who accused him of sexual misconduct. The movie mogul had also reached a tentative deal with creditors of his former studio The Weinstein Co. (TWC) and the New York attorney general.In September this year, Weinstein will go on trial in New York on charges of raping an unidentified female friend in his Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on another woman in 2006. More than 80 women, including actors Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Rose McGowan have opened up about similar stories against Weinstein. Some accused him of using physical force to compel them to have intercourse, while others said he tried to exchange parts in movies for sex or threatened to ruin their careers if they did not comply with him.

Madonna reveals Harvey Weinstein 'crossed lines and boundaries' with her in a new interview

French actress Lea Seydoux&nbsp;Wednesday&nbsp;became the latest in a string of female Hollywood stars speaking out to<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/hollywood-mogul-harvey-weinstein-fired-after-sexual-harassment-claims-21149" target="_blank"> accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.</a>

Writing in the Guardian, Seydoux claimed &quot;everyone&quot; in Hollywood knew <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/hollywood-mogul-weinstein-accused-of-rape-21257" target="_blank">&quot;what Harvey was up to.&quot;&nbsp;</a>

&quot;That&#39;s the most disgusting thing,&quot; she wrote.

&quot;It&#39;s unbelievable that he&#39;s been able to act like this for decades and still keep his career.&quot;

Seydoux, who was awarded the Palme d&#39;Or at the Cannes film festival in 2013 for her performance in &quot;Blue Is the Warmest Color,&quot; said she herself was harassed after meeting Weinstein for drinks in the lobby of a hotel.

&quot;He acted as if he were considering me for a role. But I knew that was bullshit,&quot; she wrote.

Weinstein then invited her to his room, she said, where he &quot;jumped on her&quot; and tried to kiss her after his assistant left.

&quot;It was hard to say no (to the invitation) because he&#39;s so powerful. All the girls are scared of him,&quot; she said.

&quot;I had to defend myself. He&#39;s big and fat, so I had to be forceful to resist him. I left his room, thoroughly disgusted. I wasn&#39;t afraid of him, though. Because I knew what kind of man he was all along.&quot;

Seydoux, 32, also accused Weinstein of making sexist comments to her over the years -- such as telling her she should lose weight.

&quot;He also doesn&#39;t take no for an answer,&quot; she wrote.&nbsp;

&quot;I once went with him to a restaurant and when he couldn&#39;t get a table he got angry and said &#39;Do you know who I am? I am Harvey Weinstein.&#39; That&#39;s the kind of man he is.&quot;

The actress also told of several other directors she worked with who would &quot;abuse their positions&quot; - insisting such behavior is &quot;very common&quot; in the industry.

Seydoux, who began her career in French cinema before breaking into Hollywood, said one director she worked with told her he wanted to have sex with her, and another tried to kiss her.

Meanwhile, she claimed another would &quot;film very long sex scenes that lasted days&quot; -- repeatedly replaying them &quot;in a kind of stupor.&quot;

&quot;If you&#39;re a woman working in the film industry, you have to fight because it is a very misogynistic world,&quot; she warned, adding, &quot;only truth and justice can bring us forward.&quot;

Weinstein was fired&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;from his own film studio, three days after a New York Times report alleged he had preyed on young women hoping to break into the industry.&nbsp;

Since the bombshell report, The Times, as well as various entertainment media, reported his victims included Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Rosanna Arquette and French actress Judith Godreche.

Earlier&nbsp;Wednesday, British model, and actress Cara Delevingne reported a similar experience to Seydoux&#39;s, accusing Weinstein of attempting to kiss her after inviting her to his hotel room.

'That's the most disgusting thing,' actress Lea Seydoux wrote

French actress Lea Seydoux Wednesday became the latest in a string of female Hollywood stars speaking out to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. Writing in the Guardian, Seydoux claimed "everyone" in Hollywood knew "what Harvey was up to." "That's the most disgusting thing," she wrote. "It's unbelievable that he's been able to act like this for decades and still keep his career." Seydoux, who was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in 2013 for her performance in "Blue Is the Warmest Color," said she herself was harassed after meeting Weinstein for drinks in the lobby of a hotel. "He acted as if he were considering me for a role. But I knew that was bullshit," she wrote. Weinstein then invited her to his room, she said, where he "jumped on her" and tried to kiss her after his assistant left. "It was hard to say no (to the invitation) because he's so powerful. All the girls are scared of him," she said. "I had to defend myself. He's big and fat, so I had to be forceful to resist him. I left his room, thoroughly disgusted. I wasn't afraid of him, though. Because I knew what kind of man he was all along." Seydoux, 32, also accused Weinstein of making sexist comments to her over the years -- such as telling her she should lose weight. "He also doesn't take no for an answer," she wrote. "I once went with him to a restaurant and when he couldn't get a table he got angry and said 'Do you know who I am? I am Harvey Weinstein.' That's the kind of man he is." The actress also told of several other directors she worked with who would "abuse their positions" - insisting such behavior is "very common" in the industry. Seydoux, who began her career in French cinema before breaking into Hollywood, said one director she worked with told her he wanted to have sex with her, and another tried to kiss her. Meanwhile, she claimed another would "film very long sex scenes that lasted days" -- repeatedly replaying them "in a kind of stupor." "If you're a woman working in the film industry, you have to fight because it is a very misogynistic world," she warned, adding, "only truth and justice can bring us forward." Weinstein was fired Sunday from his own film studio, three days after a New York Times report alleged he had preyed on young women hoping to break into the industry. Since the bombshell report, The Times, as well as various entertainment media, reported his victims included Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Rosanna Arquette and French actress Judith Godreche. Earlier Wednesday, British model, and actress Cara Delevingne reported a similar experience to Seydoux's, accusing Weinstein of attempting to kiss her after inviting her to his hotel room.

'Everyone' knew about Weinstein: Actress