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February 18, 2020 7:24AM PT Deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are slated to begin on Tuesday, but there were plenty of fireworks even before Justice James Burke could give jurors instructions. Before the jury was called in, prosecutors accused the former movie mogul’s lawyers of jury tampering, vociferously objecting to a Newsweek op-ed. The article, penned by Weinstein’s lead attorney Donna Rotunno, implored the jury to “look past the headlines” and “to base their verdict solely on the facts, testimony and evidence presented to them in the courtroom.” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi objected to the piece, saying…

February 18, 2020 | 10:23am | Updated February 18, 2020 | 11:45am Enlarge Image Robert Lee Noye faces charges of first-degree harassment and false imprisonment. Linn Co. Sheriff's Office; Everett Collection This is the wrong kind of captive audience. Don’t worry if you can’t afford to pay $2,500 to have your white privilege checked — this Michigan man will do it for free. Robert Lee Noye, 52, was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman and forcing her to watch the landmark 1977 miniseries “Roots,” the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. Noye is accused of abducting an unnamed woman of unspecified race,…