Attorneys his publicists and his spies did everything he could to silence the survivors of the trial was the culmination of a dramatic fall from grace weinstein was the king of hollywood producing Box Office Hits and oscar winning films and he was a frequent guest on the red carpet con but he sexually harassed assaulted and raped women and abused his power as a matter of course the whole hollywood system seemed to be on trial with him. In 2017 women started breaking their silence 80 accusers stepped forward with allegations among them stars like when its paltrow and angelina jolie. That. He led me to his bathroom pleading that i just watch him masturbate i remember her account was rolling about is that thing dont you feel worse. So much closer to 70. 2 terrified you know. Around the world women saw their own stories mirrored in those of rhinestones victims to meet to Movement Gathered Pace their world wide protests against Sexual Violence and the rage transcended borders in may 28000. 00 at the khan Film Festival women occupied weinsteins former hunting ground. And when. The protest movement ensured the charges were brought against harvey weinstein. The trial finally began in new york. Both of my clients in this case. Have been very brave very courageous because theyre willing to testify under oath to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Now weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison the sex offender has been stopped its a historic moment but its perhaps only the beginning of the trial is over a victory for women and justice but the need to story will continue. Andy warhol was one of the greatest and certainly one of the most influential office of the 22nd half of the 20th century embrace consumerism celebrity and counterculture and was for ever reinventing himself right now theres a very special exhibition in london featuring some of his iconic works but also also facts that give an insight into his life in new york in the 1960 s. And seventys. Head belonging to the artist andy warhol fake of course after he lost his real hair and his twentys he chose to wear ostentatious weeks instead he owned 100. 00 of them at the time of his death the mark of a man he treats his fake cat as he does Everything Else in the pursuit of the perfect public image. And you x. Submission by the tate martin together with the German Museum look quick looks at how one holds life influenced his work. Immigrants and brought up in a strict catholic household the graphic artist moved to new york in 1949. He made his money in advertising before going on to become one of the worlds most important artists warhol has been talking about very important things all along sometimes the mists got in the way sometimes he would always put out lies and false herds and strange deceptive statements was incredibly intelligent smart man wore whole actually managed to say so much by saying so little. In interviews warhol would say theres no hidden meaning behind his art and also that its been so long theres a certain something. But the very opposite is true he found inspiration everywhere the caps a list world of branding politics and the finite nature of human life photos films paintings and music hall who was constantly creating something new and like the stasi portrayed as christian saints he himself became an icon. In the seventys the rich commissioned him to do their portraits football star from speck and was one of them though many thought would hold greedy for doing this it was these commissions that financed his work that gave minorities artistic expression of and. When you look at the art works in which africanamericans are hunted down by police with dogs and when you look at the news today you realize that unfortunately it hasnt lost any of its explosive power and is on its. But whats on the outside superficiality the entertainment of a tool was also considered that. The era of selfies and instagram would probably have suited warhol down to the ground. Yes he would have had a field day with social media time for the germans where we look at. Things that are particularly german when it comes to fashion the tendency here in berlin is dress down in spite of the fact the fact that theres now a fashion week here and also lots of startups in the fashion business anyway here is our own rachel stood with mall. What i think of german fashion really put me on the spot here i mean i dont want to generalize but i think there are a couple of things ive made every day is casual friday in germany jeans and sneakers combo is acceptable attire not only in the park with the supermarket but also based off of like that. A favorite among men and women is the practical short preferably a unflattering and absolute classic that screams chill and dad on holiday is the short sleeve check shirt. Something for the whole family the sensible some. Kind of 7 points a key thing is are some studies show that despite having the highest g. D. P. In your judgment on the particularly big spenders when it comes to fashion what they do buy tends to favor functionality over flamboyant. Business you know that. Shouldnt digits scenes on has been via the genes understanding or the. Genes and how. Does a fashion is a more or less what are starting to. Make clicks on the sensor. Downloads and fast to tire tampa. And fire in the morse and ficken. So the germans are more backpack than clutch but more high top than high heel but thats not necessarily a bad thing sure the french might be chic but the germans are comfortable the overall trend for practicality of thriftiness also means your clothes are less likely to mark you out with belonging to a particular social club oh and the transition from day to night is a breeze. Some say this harks all the way back to when most of modern day germany was part of the kingdom of prussia the socalled prussian virtues include a sense of order selfrestraint and pragmatism in 2007 germany decided it wanted a piece ringback of the International Catwalk action and launched the bit in fashion week. The event is known for attracting Young Designers and tackling issues like sustainability but cannot compete with the big guns. Are not going to shift over to have a good norm. To put the. Internet in the information so long border. Of the stars of course includes gilead ghost you could. Undo. It. More dont dismiss your piece of of the strong presence of. Different cities in germany and then for a particular fashion takes in hamburg its a passion for dark blue everything and bright you know raincoats shikimic you know in this world of course where the finer things in life and in munich everyone was lead a holes in every single day just getting as the lifeless that would be for us tourists its just not happening sorry. Then we have been in so you know everything i told you so far about german fashion to just look at it. Then such as supervision is for them but you know. Not. As again all. Of those kinds of ghana mon defeaters are tired and be in luck and good and ive. Just been i believe. This year is the 250 thought of his death and in his hometown of bomb there are literally hundreds of events throughout the entire year celebration the great composer hugh but if you want to get right up close to the essence of the man thats an exhibition at the stotts beauty here in berlin which includes original scores of some of his greatest works. And in particular with the 5th symphony he used to motif which is very short in the using this very short will teach he built the whole symphony this is quite unique and. Simple catchy powerful and rousing beethovens 5th was a revolutionary work. And you exhibition of the state library in berlin puts the original score on show the institution is home to a trove of beethoven treasures the very sensitive originals are usually under lock and key traits albums and letters including some of the composers most personal correspondence letters professing undying love. My angel my everything beethoven writes but he was unlucky in love the object of his affections was perhaps the heiress the classic josephine a prince fake perhaps he fell in love with the wrong women it was always women who were unattainable because they were not compatible with his standing and its an interest and. Pride of place is taken by the score for the 9th symphony famous for its coral finale ode to joy the promise of a better world. More on the website and 2020 odd lots of other stories at d. W. Dot com slash culture you can also catch this show again if youve missed anything we want to watch it again thats all for now though thanks for watching. Things. And Daring Mission on the high seas. Were on board the ocean viking. The ships crew saying that more than 270 people in the mediterranean. But when they reach the safety of italy shores the next challenge awaits quarantine amid colonna virus fears strongest. In 30 minutes on w. This is a 15 year old girl. Being gang raped. His teacher is beating a board for talking back and class for the rest of the class porches. Purist culture is being hit by his mother breaking a class. Just because you can see violence against children doesnt mean others and there are make them visible visible of us might violence against children. In the only climate change. The citys. School teachers. Want to do they have their future. D. W. Dot com for the major cities for the multimedia. Clear answer. Is the human race to destroy itself. We are ruining the basic elements of our existence. Were using too much more and polluting. The water juice in life. We may think our Water Supplies will last forever but they. Are good when the rain storm. Starts march 20th on g. W. This is d w news and these are our top stories the Italian Government has ordered the closure of all shops except food stores and pharmacies all bars and restaurants are also to remain shut as part of efforts to halt the spread of the corona virus italy has the largest number of infections outside of china