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US judge rejects $27 million settlement for dozens of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers – SBS News
The proposed civil settlement had been labeled by some survivours as a “sell out”.
A US federal judge in New York on Tuesday rejected a proposed civil settlement that would have created a nearly $27.1 million (AUD) fund for dozens of women who suffered sexual misconduct and harassment at the hands of Harvey Weinstein.
The proposed deal had been announced last month by New York state’s attorney general, putting an end to both a class action suit and a separate case brought against Weinstein, his brother Bob and their former film studio The Weinstein Company.
Despite the attor…
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