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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. >> my job is not to defend behavior. my job is something to defend something criminal behavior. bad be...

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 the effect that bad behavior is not criminal behare and that's why he's here, and he also said his ...

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 he's 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 didn't invent the casting couch, his defense is going to be he's a total disgusting sleaze bag but not a criminal? >> it's an interesting tact. in any rape or sexual...

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 weinstein's intent would only be relevant if he could argue that he accidentally had sexual contact with these complainants. and that probably wouldn't be a very, very helpful argument to make for the defense. on the other hand...

Attorney. benjamin brafman outside the courthouse right after this hearing talking to reporters. this was his response to rehema ellis' question about harvey weinstein's 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 case. >> seems like a hint of the defense. bad behavior. >> whether or not he had consent to engage...