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This Nov. 24, 2019 file photo shows Ozzy Osbourne performing at
the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
Rocker Ozzy
Osbourne announces
Parkinson's diagnosis
NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker health troubles. Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne says that said he really wants to get
he's been diagnosed with well and get back to per- licity surrounding Weinstein bragged about being in feared studio boss behind
Parkinson's disease, a ner- forming because he misses
vous system disorder that his fans.
affects movement. His wife, Sharon Osbourne,
The 71-year-old Grammy told GMA that the diagno-
winner and former vocalist sis "was not a death sen- and impartial.
for the metal band Black tence by any stretch of the
Sabbath said during an imagination," but he had
interview on "Good Morn- good days and bad days.
ing America" that aired Osbourne and his family,
Tuesday that the diagnosis including his children and
came after a fall last year. wife, were the stars of their
Osbourne had to cancel own reality show called
tour dates last year due to "The Osbournes."q
PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 22 January 2020
Appeals court rejects Weinstein
bid to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — An ap-
peals court turned down
Harvey Weinstein's request
to move his rape trial out of
New York City on the eve of
opening statements.
A panel of state appellate
judges said no, without
elaborating, in a brief ruling
Tuesday.
Opening statements are
set for Wednesday in a Harvey Weinstein leaves court during his rape trial, Tuesday,
Manhattan courtroom. Jan. 21, 2020, in New York.
Weinstein's lawyers have Associated Press
argued it's impossible for
the disgraced movie mo- stein" it wants to use to dis- by discord, including de-
gul to get a fair trial in New credit witnesses, attorney fense objections over the
York City, where they say Damon Cheronis told a inclusion of a woman who
he is being subjected to a Manhattan judge. wrote an upcoming novel
"media and entertainment Some of the same wom-
involving young women
circus" that could influence en who claim they were dealing with predatory old-
jurors. victimized by the dis- er men.
Prosecutors said the pub- graced movie mogul "also The once powerful and
extends far beyond New a sexual relationship with such Oscar winners as "Pulp
York City, and they noted him," he said. Fiction" and "Shakespeare
that the chosen jurors indi- The request came during in Love" is charged with
cated they could be fair last-minute arguments over raping a woman in a New
how the emails could be York City hotel room in 2013
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS used once a jury of seven and forcibly performing a
UPDATE. AP's earlier story is men and five women starts sex act on another at his
below. hearing the case Wednes- apartment in 2006. He has
Defense lawyers want to day. said any sexual activity was
use a trove of intimate email Judge James Burke barred consensual. If convicted,
correspondence between the defense from using the he could get life in prison.
Harvey Weinstein and his actual emails in a presen- Lawyers for Weinstein, 67,
accusers to try to convince tation planned for opening have tried, so far unsuc-
a jury that any contact was statements but permitted cessfully, to move the trial
consensual, one of the at- referring to their "substance out New York City, arguing
torneys said Tuesday on the and content." that heavy publicity has
eve of opening statements The jury was picked last turned the case into a "car-
in Weinstein's rape trial in week to decide Weinstein's nival" and that the media
New York City. fate in a highly anticipated hub where celebrities and
The defense has "dozens trial expected to last at ordinary people often inter-
and dozens and dozens of least six weeks. The selec- sect can't possibly give him
loving emails to Mr. Wein- tion process was marked a fair trial. q