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This juror is the same panelist who herself penned a novel involving predatory older men.
Its my understanding that youre asking for juror No.
11 to be discharged and asking for alternate juror No.
1 to take her place, Justice James Burke said.
Weinstein lawyer Damon Cheronis told Burke that juror No.
11 had posted a review of the book to a book-review site on January 29.
The review states that she liked a lot about this novel.
Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi contended that Weinsteins defense was making an end run to dump a juror they didnt want.
Justice Burke brought the juror out to answer questions.
She said that she posted about reading the French bookLe Consentement,butI dont think Ive reviewed it yet.
Burke thanked the juror, and she was not dismissed.
Had she been dismissed, it would have changed the demographic makeup of Weinsteins jury.
1 is a man, meaning No.
11s dismissal would have left the jury with eight men and four women.
Burkes order came after prosecutors complained thatlead Weinstein lawyer Donna Rotunnoaddressed jurors in an op-ed inNewsweekthis weekend.
I will caution you about the tentacles of your public-relations juggernaut.
It was unclear who, if anyone, was the desired recipient of said tentacle spirit-fingers.
He has pleaded not guilty.
UPDATE, February 19, 11:28 a.m.:Weinsteins lawyers on Wednesday again asked for juror No.
The juror said, I have not, Cheronis said in court.
There was a review published within the last week or so.
The juror said, I dont know what you mean.
Cheronis also said, The juror responded, I dont think I reviewed it yet.
The attorney also maintained that Burkes questioning hadnt sufficiently probed her reviewingMy Dark Vanessa.
Burke stood by his decision not to boot juror No.
11, saying, My finding is nonetheless that she just hasnt done anything wrong.
Update, February 24:Harvey Weinsteins verdicthas been announced.
