US Edition7 women and 5 men picked for jury in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial
- A jury of seven women and five men has been selected for Harvey Weinstein's retrial, which is more female than the jury from his first trial five years ago.
- Harvey Weinstein, 73, has pleaded not guilty and denies all accusations of rape and sexual assault.
- The retrial addresses accusations from three women regarding incidents of rape and sexual assault involving Weinstein.
- New York's highest court overturned Weinstein's 2020 conviction, allowing this retrial to proceed after concerns about prejudicial testimony.
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Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens with new allegations of sexual assault from former model
Harvey Weinstein's retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at rape and sexual assault allegations levied against the Hollywood producer — plus a newly added claim from a former model. Five years after his original conviction, which was overturned in 2024, Weinstein is being retried on criminal sex act charges.
The new rape trial against Harvey Weinstein began on Wednesday with opening statements, five years after his original, iconic trial of the #MeToo movement, represented a strong reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures. The case is being re-tried because an appeals court overturned the historic conviction of 2020. The new trial is being held in the same Manhattan court as the first trial, and two accusers who testified then are expe…
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