The Harvey Weinstein Trial Unfiltered – The Gag Order
This podcast, from journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McEhinney, ran daily during Harvey Weinstein’s trial for rape and sexual assault. This episode discusses how the defense team tried to remove one of the jurors, claiming she was “reviewing books on predatory older men” including My Dark Vanessa. Had she been dismissed, it would have changed the demographic makeup of Weinstein’s jury. Alternate juror No. 1 was a man, meaning No. 11’s dismissal would have left the jury with eight men and four women.
The identity of the juror, Amanda Brainerd, can now be revealed because the case has concluded, and she had actually written a book (The Age of Consent) about predatory older men seducing younger women, before she was selected as a juror.
The relevant section starts 13 minutes in.