{
  "id": 11272464,
  "title": "‘Scrubs’ Writer Eric Weinberg Goes on Trial for Rape and Sex Assault of Seven Women",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/scrubs-writer-eric-weinberg-goes-on-trial-for-rape-and-sex-assault-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T19:58:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/eric-weinberg-rape-trial-opening-statements-1236894982/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jurors were told Thursday that TV writer Eric Weinberg posed as an amateur photographer in order to lure seven women to his Los Feliz home where he sexually assaulted them. Weinberg, 66, was a writer and producer on “Scrubs,” “Californication” and other shows. He has been in jail since 2022 awaiting trial on 23 counts […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}