‘Something going on in jury room’ at Harvey Weinstein trial, judge told

Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s MeToo retrial appeared far apart on a verdict as they returned to court on Monday for a third day of deliberations.

The jury asked to be reminded of the definition of reasonable doubt and rules about avoiding a hung jury, and the foreperson sent a note saying he wanted to speak to the judge “about a situation that isn’t very good”.

The foreperson told Judge Curtis Farber that he was concerned about “something going on in the jury room”. He was then taken behind closed doors to discuss the matter with Mr Farber, prosecutors and the defence team.

Weinstein waived his right to be present for that conversation, which was held in Mr Farber’s robing room, outside the view of reporters and the public.

It was not immediately clear what the foreperson said. Mr Far