Harvey Weinstein misused his ankle monitor and violated bail conditions, prosecutor says

Harvey Weinstein.
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A prosector is looking for Harvey Weinstein's bail to be raised after he allegedly mishandled his ankle monitor.

Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi at a pretrial hearing Friday said Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault and will go on trial in January, violated his bail conditions "repeatedly" by leaving a piece of his monitoring technology at home, The Associated Press reports. This, AP writes, "left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time." Illuzzi is asking for Weinstein's bail to be raised from $1 million to $5 million.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.