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Furthering their career. instead they got something that was very much unwanted in kind of sexual unconduct. in terms of the monitor, the court says he will be allowed to move between new york and connecticut but any effort to move outside of these states will have to be agreed to. >> i saw in the court appearance that he agreed to not fight extradition from any other jurisdiction and gave up his passport and not be able the fly around the world as he wants to do. i was struck by the defense. >>...

A courtroom. he stands and hears the charges being read against him. again, charges now by two women -- two different women who allege that harvey weinstein sexually assaulted them. for a man who was all about power, the power has been stripped away from him here. when i asked the question of his attorney when there was a skruf of reporters, just a crowd of us after the arraignment, what would his client to say all the women who accused harvey weinstein of bad behavior. brafman said something to...

It was sort of a stunning moment, the comment from the attorney, alleging that this action might have gone on and maybe by all of these women up to 90-some odd women who have alleged harvey weinstein of sexual misconduct. his attorney says hes going to defend his client in court and he expects him to be exonerated in court of all charges. >> danny, some bad behavior is absolutely criminal behavior. and if the line is basically he didnt invent the casting couch, his defense is going to be hes a t...

There is some sort of intent factor that might play into this? >> intent is not so much a factor as consent. if there is sexual contact, and you look at all of the new york codes with which harvey weinstein is charged, everything from rape to criminal sexual act which is for sentencing purposes equally as serious as the rape charges, but whatever the case may be, harvey weinsteins intent would only be relevant if he could argue that he accidentally had sexual contact with these complainants. and...

Attorney. benjamin brafman outside the courthouse right after this hearing talking to reporters. this was his response to rehema ellis question about harvey weinsteins pattern of behavior, take a listen. >> my job is not to defend behavior. my job is to defend something that is criminal behavior. bad behavior, mr. weinstein did not invent the casting couch in hollywood and to the extent there is bad behavior in that industry, that is not what this is about. bad behave sir nior in not on t this c...

Thats the context for what women are facing in new york. it was a different prosecutor that the manhattan d.a. also numberly took a lot of heat for not dealing with this case and charging weinstein originally in 2015. weinsteins lawyer previewed the defense today that tries to cast weinstein as a per sayer on the casting couch but not a criminal. >> my job is not to defend behavior. my job is to defend something that is criminal behavior. bad behavior, mr. weinstein did not invent the casting co...

>> sean: on twitter defending all of this. doesnt regret doing nil of this. not embarrassed by it jimmy is not the only person. here is what so disturbing. everyone in hollywood whether they admit it or not, they know about the infamous casting couch. they all knew what was going on and they did nothing to stop it for years. and instead, hollywood embraced pedophiles, remember, director roman polanski? remember he was accused of raping a 13-year-old back in 1977, after he gave the 13-year-old sh...

>> sean: on twitter defending all of this. doesnt regret doing nil of this. not embarrassed by it jimmy is not the only person. here is what so disturbing. everyone in hollywood whether they admit it or not, they know about the infamous casting couch. they all knew what was going on and they did nothing to stop it for years. and instead, hollywood embraced pedophiles, remember, director roman polanski? remember he was accused of raping a 13-year-old back in 1977, after he gave the 13-year-old sh...

$100,000 swag bag, in it is pepper spray to repel attackers, body alarms should you be touched inappropriately, and wait for this, a drink test to make sure drugs have not been placed in your drink. if youre trying to get away from the me too thing and get away from sexual misconduct, why is that in the swag bags? its a reminder that you may be attacked at the governors ball. >> they get those bags when theyre a presenter or a recipient. >> they used to get tiffanys stuff. they used to get good ...

$100,000 swag bag, in it is pepper spray to repel attackers, body alarms should you be touched inappropriately, and wait for this, a drink test to make sure drugs have not been placed in your drink. if youre trying to get away from the me too thing and get away from sexual misconduct, why is that in the swag bags? its a reminder that you may be attacked at the governors ball. >> they get those bags when theyre a presenter or a recipient. >> they used to get tiffanys stuff. they used to get good ...