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Harvey Weinstein appears before a criminal court. Photo: Richard Drew/POOL AP/AP/dpa
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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is back on trial in New York. In 2013, the now 74-year-old raped an aspiring actress in a Manhattan hotel, the prosecution said in its opening statement in court, according to US media reports. This case is about "power, control and manipulation".
The lawyers for Weinstein, who was also present in the courtroom, argued that the relationship between the two was consensual. A jury had been selected in the trial over the past few days.
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and criminal sexual conduct in 2020. However, the conviction was unexpectedly overturned in 2024 due to procedural errors.
The retrial then ended last summer with a split verdict and a divided jury: the jurors considered it proven that Weinstein had committed serious sexual offenses against a woman. The jury found him not guilty on another count of aggravated sexual offenses against a second woman.
The jury was unable to reach an agreement on a third charge - this will now be retried. In 2023, Weinstein was sentenced to a further 16 years in prison in a separate criminal trial in California.
21.04.2026, 20:23
22.04.2026, 08:56
