A judge has denied a request by Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers to ban attorney Gloria Allred from the courtroom because the defense is considering calling her as a witness. Allred represents some of Weinstein’s accusers (Jan. 8)
Hundreds of protesters descend on Capitol Hill to urge swing-vote Republicans to reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid fresh allegations of sexual misconduct. Meanwhile longtime defender of women’s rights Gloria Allred speaks at the sentencing hearing for Bill Cosby, who was convicted of sexual assault earlier this year, saying she “is not optimistic” that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford will get a fair hearing when she testifies in Congress on the alleged sexual assault committed against her by Kavanaugh.
Attorney Gloria Allred says the verdict in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case will be the “first test since the #MeToo Movement.” Allred spoke to media prior to heading inside the courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Wednesday. (April 25)
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Gloria Allred reads, confronts, and sets the record straight on the offensive, odd, and controversial things the Internet has to say about her, in Vicepedia. Seeing Allred, a documentary about Allred’s work, is now available on Netflix.
