Harvey Weinstein Gets 23 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault (3)

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault after decades of using his immense power in Hollywood to target aspiring actresses.

The sentence, close to the maximum, drew audible gasps in the lower Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday and prompted the two victims at the center of the case to embrace and burst into sobs.

Weinstein, 67, had just finished a rambling speech seeking mercy, comparing his prosecution to the McCarthy era, when New York State Supreme Court Justice James Burke pronounced his sentence.

WATCH: Weinstein’s lawyer, Donna Rotunno, said her client didn’t get a fair trial.

(Source: Bloomberg)

“Everybody is on some kind of blacklist,” Weinstein told the court, ...