Disgraced indie film producer Harvey Weinstein was arrested on Friday in New York City on three felony charges of rape and criminal sex act after a months-long investigation by the NYPD.
Weinstein was arraigned in court and released on a $1 million cash bail. His lawyer said he will plead not guilty.
The initial news provoked strong reactions from people on Twitter, at least one telling him to “burn in hell.” And then the internet caught a glimpse of courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg’s renderings of Weinstein…
Rosenberg is the same artist who did the courtroom sketch of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady that went viral during the deflategate hearing back in 2015.
Twitter reveled in Rosenberg’s interpretation of Weinstein.
jane rosenberg is our greatest living artist pic.twitter.com/PGTDEOEHnk
— Eli Terry (@EliTerry) May 25, 2018
Courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg did good on #Weinstein. #TimesUp pic.twitter.com/Uhl5HsCHmM
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) May 25, 2018
Jane Rosenberg is the Daumier of our age pic.twitter.com/FugNVdyWO9
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) May 25, 2018
Give Jane Rosenberg all the awards.
— Kelsey Butler (@itskelseybutler) May 25, 2018
But things get arguably weirder when adding another courtroom artist’s rendition of Weinstein to the mix. (Yes, the guy in the blue sweater is supposed to be Weinstein):
The Oscar-winning producer is still under investigation by authorities in London and Los Angeles for accusations made by other women, and he’s facing several lawsuits, including a class-action RICO suit filed by several of his accusers and a separate one filed by actress Ashley Judd, who accused him of sabotaging her career.