Harvey Weinstein is bringing in a new team of lawyers following the departure of one of his defense attorneys — again.
The disgraced producer who will face sexual assault charges in a September trial got his third legal team approved on Thursday as lawyer Jose Baez left the case over "fundamental disagreements" with his client, NBC News reports. Weinstein in January brought in a "dream team" of attorneys after the departure of his previous lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, as The New York Times reported. But one of these attorneys, Ronald Sullivan, withdrew from the case in May, with another, Baez, officially having his exit approved on Thursday.
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