Weinstein attorney won’t ‘walk on eggshells’

“We don’t have to walk on egg shells the way we did 5 years ago.”

That’s what Harvey Weinstein’s attorney Arthur Aidala told me, reflecting on changes since Weinstein’s first trial at the peak of the #MeToo movement. I spoke to Aidala after opening arguments Wednesday in the disgraced producer’s New York retrial on sex assault charges—where the defense was showing a new approach.

Ahead of openings, Aidala was glad-handing reporters, giving his son—present in the courtroom—a kiss, and chatting about baseball. On X Tuesday, he had advertised the trial kickoff with a photo of himself in front of ...