Harvey Weinstein trial: Judge won't step aside, prosecutor faces medical 'emergency'

NEW YORK — Even as the Harvey Weinstein sex-crimes trial enters its laborious third day of jury selection Thursday, the courtroom is rife with drama.

As 120 new potential jurors readied to enter the courtroom late Thursday morning, Judge James Burke told the court that prosecutor Joan Illuzzi is facing a "medical situation" and they will need to come back Friday.

"Ms. Illuzzi has gone to a doctor’s appointment," Burke said, according to a media pool report. "That was, for the record, a sudden borderline emergency.”

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As proceedings began Thursday, Judge James Burke denied a motion filed Wednesday afternoon by the defense asking that he recuse himself from the case.

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