Victoria Bekiempis
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reporter of courts. covered Ghislaine Maxwell, R. Kelly, Harvey Weinstein trials. repped by @EditorSig victoriabekiempis @gmail .com
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So, I read somewhere that Monday at 8 am is a good time to tweet. Who knows, really? However, I decided that now is the time to do my year-in-review thread showcasing reporting that I am proud of. Get ready...
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Jay Z's legal drama has come to an end. Asked whether he had 98 problems now, he said:
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@pauldebenedetto
To be clear, this was not a spontaneous question, I had to think about the phrasing for a few minutes beforehand so it'd be the right length.
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waiting for telephone appearance in
#ghislainemaxwell
case...someone didn't mute their speakerphone. female voice heard saying, "what the fuck is going on...seriously, what the fuck?" and then "i don't understand." someone then said, "please mute your lines, people."
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@ciphergoth
None of us could hear the beginning as he walked out of the courtroom, but re: my 98 problems question, he said "I like that"
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Gigi hadid among potential
#harveyweinstein
jurors. (Press corps received permission to name her)
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I am begging everyone who's interested in the Virginia Giuffre/Ghislaine Maxwell/ Jeffrey Epstein documents: please, please read reports from legitimate news organizations and journalista. There is going to be a ton of disinfo out there. Please do not consume and believe it!
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Good morning from Manhattan federal, where E. Jean Carroll's trial against Trump enters its fourth day. As the ex-president's legal team enters court, Carroll supporters shout at them. Coverage via
@intelligencer
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New from
@NoahShachtman
and me via
@RollingStone
: Allen Weisselberg, expected to plead guilty tomorrow in his tax case, will say that he conspired with Trump's companies, as he makes admission, sources tell us
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Meet Lucy Schneider, 101, who is in the park with her granddaughter, Emily Savin, 36, to support abortion rights.
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E. Jean Carroll arrives at court greeted by supporters.
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Breaking: Huma files for divorce against Anthony Weiner
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I am honored to have won the
@NYNewswomen
Front Page Award in online breaking news for my
@GuardianUS
coverage of Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest. Thank you so much
@paulxharris
@Joannawalters13
@MartinPengelly
@enjoli_
for your wonderful editing and trusting me with this story
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So we're up to 215k covid-19 deaths in the US, and people still aren't wearing masks in what can easily become a super spreader event.
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whoah, new indictment against 19, incl 18 former NBA players, for allegedly bilking NBA’s health/welfare benefit plan out of around $4,000,000
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How
#GhislaineMaxwell
lived a "life of privilege" on the run -- she lived on a more than $1 mil, 156-acre property described online as "an amazing retreat for the nature lover who also wants total privacy" via
@GuardianUS
#jeffreyepstein
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Good morning.
#JonathanMajors
's domestic violence trial is scheduled to start this am, with jury selection. Here's my rundown on
@vulture
explaining what the case is about.
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Photos of injuries that Grace Jabbari allegedly sustained in a March 2023 incident with Jonathan Majors.
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The crowd is growing in Cadman Plaza for the
#BansOffOurBodies
March
#BansOffNYC
protest. The demonstration is expected to begin at 1 pm, and will March across Brooklyn Bridge. Here is the plaza thus far.
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Waiting in clerks office for an indictment to get unsealed is as tense as last scene of The Sopranos
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@DGisSERIOUS
people are going to take this tweet seriously and then say something like "buying from thrift stores is classist" and invoke oat milk as the true environmental evil, or some such.
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last summer, Manhattan DA vance said he wouldn't prosecute protesters for being out past 8 pm. i'm reaching out to his office, and all DA candidates, to see how they'd handle last night's arrests at Washington Square Park. let's see who answers!
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Palin, who was dining in the cafeteria indoors, said "no" when asked if she was vaccinated. She said she didn't need to be, citing "natural immunity.""
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It's been reported that participants in the attempted coup posted their activity on social. It's worth pointing out that social media is used in prosecutions against people who arent accused of trying to overthrow the government,such as indictment against rapper
#Casanova
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More:
#GhislaineMaxwell
arrest sends tremors through
#jeffreyEpstein
’s celebrity circle from
@DanielStrauss4
@TeeMcSee
@guardianus
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there is literally no law saying that the press can't write about inadmisible things nor is there a law saying that the possibility of writing about inadmissible things is justification for closure of courtroom or sealing of docs!
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Morning from 100 Centre Street, where opening statements are expected in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial. The
@GuardianUS
'
@hugolowell
@LaurenAratani
and I will be covering the proceedings. Here's a little preview for today
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Kelsey Clough, 29, holds a sign that reads: "If I put a gun up my pussy, will you give me your rights back?"
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An R. Kelly supporter outside of court says the allegations against him are "false" as "I believe I can fly" plays in the background.
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Johnathan Majors, who comes to court with a Bible and at least once, a personal poetry book, leaves court for the day. See how he reacts when asked how his poetry is going:
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If any people with $ want to start a local news nonprofit, lmk. Local news is NOT dead. There are a lot of people who are commited to reporting on this city who have a financial plan in the works if we have finances. Seriously.
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An exchange in the SDNY cafeteria...
Michael Avenatti, as Palin walks by:
"Ms Palin, how are you?" Avenatti told her "good luck" several times.
At end of their encounter, he said good luck again, to which she said
"You too, best of everything."
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Johnny Depp started testifying at 2 pm. He quickly compared himself to Cinderella. Updates via
@vulture
as things unfold
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Ok really going to go upstairs in a min but an important piece of context
@KlasfeldReports
and I were discussing: to best of our recollection, defense attorneys were not heckled at
#GhislaineMaxwell
trial. So, this is notable!
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Here is what
#HarveyWeinstein
had to say when asked if
#jessicamann
's description of yr body accurate:
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my cat's last name is hyphenated, my last name and my bf's lol.
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Unrelated...IDK if this is correlation or causation in the wake of T*itter craziness, but it used to be that tweets about high-profile news events would like...be read. Even if you weren't social media famous. Now, it's like posting into a void.
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New:
#KateMoss
DENIES that
#JohnnyDepp
pushed her down stairs, rejecting the rumor that
#AmberHeard
mentioned about an alleged domestic incident. The supermodel, looking fresh-faced in approachable business casual attire, testified via video
@vulture
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Good morning from 100 Centre Street. The Jonathan Majors trial continues. Grace Jabbari's direct testimony will continue this morning. Court officers are giving Stanford prison experiment vibes today. One removed a reporter's bag from a seat, saying you can't reserve seats, but..
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Deliberations in
#HarveyWeinstein
, if I recall correctly, were abt 30 hrs over 5 days. NXIVM's Keith Raniere was four hours? El Chapo was 35 hrs over 6 days? (TY to press room colleges for helping refresh my terrible memory) ...more examples:
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@scottbix
I recently took a long train ride, and I had wondered whether there was near 100% mask compliance (and overall, a more normal vibe than what I've heard about airplanes these days) because people know they can get kicked off at a random stop should they misbehave.
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Good morning from 100 Centre Street. Donald Trump's criminal trial is poised to start today with jury selection. He's the first president--former or sitting--in US history to face a criminal trial.
#Trumptrial
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Patricia Okoumou will be in court this am in trial over her Statue of Liberty climb. "I'm very happy today because we get to talk about the children." Story TK via
@GuardianUS
upon courtroom developments.
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Hey everyone, here is your regular PSA why courts coverage is important and should be a priority for news organizations. If not for on-the-ground reporters, things like this would go unnoticed.
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-NYPD cops accused of raping teen in police van dodge prison time with plea deal --- via
@messagetime
&
@nypost
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Good morning from 100 Centre St., where the 2nd day of jury selection begins in the
#HarveyWeinstein
trial
#harveyweinsteintrial
. Will be updating as internet access permits, as no transmission courtroom
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Here is Harvey Weinstein moments after a judge denied his latest request to delay extradition to Los Angeles.
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A man shouted "boo!" from his window as he drove by courthouse. The group of supporters shouted something to the effect of "you're enabling a predator." Who knows whether he was actually booing over the trial or media presence. It's a Monday after days of rain. Weirdness expected
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Good morning from 100 Centre Street. Jonathan Majors returns to court in his domestic violence trial for closing statements this morning. Correcting prior tweet. I know it's not openings. I'm just very tired and fatigue+typing=not good!
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Good morning from 100 centre Street. Jonathan Majors has arrived at court in his domestic violence trial.
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Good morning from 60 Centre Street. Donald Trump's civil fraud trial continues this morning. Will be providing live updates on Michael Cohen's testimony when he arrives (link TK via
@GuardianUS
). Please follow
@LaurenAratani
for her coverage of the case!
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"OH FUCK!" -- overheard in the press room when news broke that CNN broke story of George Santos being charged.
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So, I don't want to start any journalism discourse, but I will say that almost everyone in this field would probably learn a lot observing voir dire at least once. Sitting through them, it's soooo clear that Twitter discussion completely misses how a lot of Americans think &
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i think it's just a lot, covering these trials, and then seeing a bunch of people laughing at what was effectively a 3 minute long rape joke.
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Thanks so much,
@themessenger
, for citing my story about Billy Porter and estranged husband Adam Smith's cockapoo conflict!
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Defense closing ended this afternoon in R. Kelly case. Prosecution now on rebuttal. Cheers for defense lawyers outside court.
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NY state courts are among the least transparent in the US. We need to be able to televise and broadcast high-profile trials. People need to be able to see what's presented and how jurors arrived at a verdict so that even if they disagree, they can accept it and understand why
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Defense closing just wrapped. She sat down to table. She and Majors did sort of a sitting hug. She too was dabbing her eyes. This isn't an opinion but a statement of fact: I haven't seen this from a defense lawyer before.
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Giuliani, per Nathan's lawyer, spent 12K on CIGARS in 5 months since she filed 4 divorce, more than 7 K on PENS
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An R. Kelly supporter explains why she is at court today
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How the R Kelly press corps found out about Cuomo's resignation as per not having phones:
@NinaPullano
walked in, sat down, and held up her notepad with the words "Cuomo resigned."
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WRT to pandemic affect on brain...anyone else noticed their speech being kind of off? Losing train of thought, forgetting words? Long term memory a little off? I don't think anything bad is actually happening, from what I have read abt stress' impact generally, this makes sense
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The
#BansOffOurBody
#BansOffNYC
protest has started in Brooklyn. They plan on walking across the bridge into Downtown Manhattan, for reproductive health rights.
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Good morning from 100 Centre Street where the Jonathan Majors trial resumes. Nothing to report. Testimony hasn't started yet.
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New in
#GhislaineMaxwell
trial: morning proceedings b4 testimony revealed that a "sexualized" photo of a young girl was displayed prominently outside the bedroom Maxwell and
#JeffreyEpstein
shared at his FL home via
@GuardianUS
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A group of high-school students stands at Foley Square to protest for reproductive rights.
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today's story on the
#JohnnyDepp
#AmberHeard
trial thus far...AH's former BFF, Raquel Pennington, testified that "hair was ripped out" of her friend's scalp. story via
@vulture
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A group of French-speaking tourists is behind me. Mom, dad, 3 little girls. Mom explains that Trump is being accused.
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R. Kelly's defense team on their long opening argument. The attorney who made them did not comment.
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Good morning from 100 Centre Street. Jonathan Majors has arrived to court in his domestic violence trial. Perhaps early. Megan is here, as per usual. What did she have to say about the texts?
#JonathanMajors
#JonathanMajorsTrial
#Trial
#Trials
#TrueCrime
#Court
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Thank you so much
@NYDailyNews
for the birthday wishes! I couldn't have asked for better company today.
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WRT the
#GhislaineMaxwell
trial:
it's wayyyyyy too soon for people to start opining on why deliberations are "taking so long."
first, they're not. jurors had one hour on monday, about 7hrs yesterday, and returned at 930 am today. so, we're looking at 1+7+4.5. that's 12.5 hours.
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It goes without saying that the weirdness of R. Kelly's trial is compounded by the fact that the judge is not letting a single media member in the courtroom, has delayed release of evidence and today, agreed that evidence made PUBLIC in court couldn't be released to the media
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So how could a law enforcement agency with a giant surveillance apparatus not be aware that an influencer with a LOT of followers invited said followers to a NYC landmark at a given time on a given day via social media? Not voicing an opinion but seems like a ? worth asking
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What bullshit—EDNY is saying NO press in the R. Kelly courtroom for the trial. Of course I'm going to fight this, and I hope others will join
#PresumptionOfAccess
in my fight!
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Omg. A law enforcement agency completed my public records request in a few hours--I'd requested
calls for service at a specific address and they were sent to me! No fight! No yelling on the phone about public records law! Agencies everywhere, please take note!
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One R. Kelly supporter has a shirt that reads "Cannick never panic." Deveraux Cannick is Kelly's lead defense attorney. She said a friend another supporter, had them made.
Rebuttal has ended. Now, the judge is instructing the jury.
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some excellent woman reporters that you should also read today for coverage of the Maxwell proceeding include
@pathurtado37
@MartaDhanis
@molcranenewman
@shaynajacobs
@soniamoghe
@kbriquelet
@rebeccadobrien
@NinaPullano
#WomenJournalists
#WomenInJournalism
#LadyJournalists
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Jonathan Majors appears to have started crying. He is wiping tears away with a tissue. He started to do so shortly after defense delivered this line: "His fear of what happens when a Black man in America calls 911 came true. And now we’re here."
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