You're going to learn, Harvey Weinstein. Hell hath no fury.
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Judge REJECTS Harvey Weinstein's bid to have rape charges dismissed as disgraced exec is met at court by lineup of actresses including Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Esposito and Amber Tamblyn all clad in Time's Up T-shirts
Harvey Weinstein was hoping to have the remaining five charges in his criminal case dismissed by a Manhattan judge on Thursday
The judge ruled however that the indictment in the case would not be dismissed
Weinstein was met with a gallery filled with actresses after arriving in court on Thursday
Marisa Tomei, Nia Vardalos, Amber Tamblyn, Jennifer Esposito and Kathy Najimy were just a few of the women who were on hand for the proceedings
Weinstein was seen limping in and out of the courtroom, accompanied by lawyer Ben Brafman and private investigator Herman Weisberg
The pre-trial hearing in the case has now been set for March 7
Harvey Weinstein will stand trial for rape after a judge refused to dismiss five charges against him on Thursday.
The mogul's short Manhattan Criminal Court appearance turned into a face-off on Thursday with a number of actresses waiting to stare down the disgraced executive in the courtroom.
Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei, Amber Tamblyn, Michelle Hurd, Jennifer Esposito and Kathy Najimy were just a few of the Hollywood stars sitting in the gallery ahead of the court proceedings.
The women were all wearing Time's Up shirts.
'The court finds that there is no basis for the defendant's claim of prosecutorial or law enforcement misconduct in the proceedings, or pervasive falsity in and around the Grand Jury presentation,' read the judge's ruling.
'Moreover there is no basis in law that the conduct of law enforcement must be imputed to the prosecutor. '
Weinstein had argued that the Grand Jury was not presented evidence that would have established the nature of the relationship between himself and his accusers.
These included emails he sent with one victim and texts from another thanking him for his help in securing a job.
One of the women was also advised to delete text messages by a member of law enforcement.
The women chose not to speak ahead of the hearing, but Najimy did state: 'I’m here to hear the proceeding and support survivors.'
The judge ultimately ruled that Weinstein would face rape charges, saying that the indictment would not be dismissed in the case.
The pre-trial hearing was set for March 7.
The actresses who appeared in court all did so in support of the victims and Time's Up movement.
Weinstein meanwhile was seen limping in and out of the courtroom, and his suspenders had come undone at one point causing his gut to hang over his pants.
There had been a report that Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence would be appearing to stare down Weinstein, but that proved to be false.
The disgraced mogul was looking to have the five remaining charges that have been filed against him dismissed, and in a letter earlier this month his lawyer lashed out at a comment made by prosecutors.
'The defendant has a misguided and antiquated view of how a rape victim should react after having been assaulted,' wrote prosecutor Kevin Wilson in response to a letter submitted to the court last week.
In the letter, Weinstein's lawyer wrote: 'What is misguided and antiquated is the breathtaking assertion by the prosecution that it was free to present the Grand Jury in this case with a knowingly incomplete, untrue, and distorted picture of the true facts of this case and thereby suppress from the Grand Jury critical exculpatory evidence which went directly to Mr. Weinstein's factual innocence of any criminal wrongdoing.'
The attack did not stop there, going on to accuse witnesses of being untruthful.
'Contrary to what Mr. Wilson would have us believe, the issue before this Court is one of law and not political correctness,' read the letter.