EntertainmentPosted at: Apr 23 2025 10:42PM


Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein sexual assault retrial to begin

Los Angeles, Apr 23 (UNI) Acclaimed Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault retrial is set to begin in a Manhattan courtroom.
This comes five years after his previous 2020 New York City sex crimes trial, which saw the Oscar winning producer being convicted to 23-years in prison, as per Deadline.
Marking his third trial in five years, the once-successful-now-disgraced producer was accused of sexually abusing a former television production assistant, an aspiring actress and an unnamed woman. During the first week of the trial, 12 jurors - seven women and five men - were chosen to weigh Weinstein's fate.
The retrial on Wednesday in New York is likely to again include testimony from two women who brought allegations against Weinstein for his 2020 trial. Actress Jessica Mann and the TV production assistant, Miriam Haley, both testified at the time.
This time, the trial will also involve an unnamed woman who alleges Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on her in a Manhattan hotel in 2006.
Overall, Weinstein has been accused of sexual misconduct, assault and rape by an estimated 100 women, BBC reported.
This is likely to lead to life imprisonment for the ‘Shakespear in Love’ producer, as he has yet to begin serving his 16-year California sentence.
The decision by his accusers to come forward, and his subsequent conviction in New York, galvanised the #MeToo movement against sex abuse by powerful men.
Weinstein co-founded Miramax film studio, whose hits included ‘Shakespeare in Love’, which won best picture at the Academy Awards, and ‘Pulp Fiction’.
His films have received more than 300 Oscar nominations and 81 wins.
The former film giant has also faced a number of civil lawsuits, including from a group of women who accused him of sexual harassment and rape and reached a $19m (£14.2) settlement with him in 2020.

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