It wasn’t his best production.
Harvey Weinstein threw such a fit when he arrived to Manhattan court too early for a planned hearing Wednesday — that he made a judge send him back to Rikers Island.
It means the disgraced Hollywood mogul wasn’t present when Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber later said that Weinstein’s third sex crimes trial there will start next month, unless it’s delayed due to the case against Luigi Mangione.
Harvey Weinstein seen at New York Supreme Court in Manhattan for a hearing on March 19, 2026. Steven Hirsch for NY Post
Weinstein, 74, had “voiced his displeasure” at being brought to court in the morning, according to Farber — who had last week set the hearing for the late afternoon.
The judge said he then had to play messenger between Weinstein and his attorneys, who were holed up on other cases, and said the once-powerful producer’s dramatics made it clear that he wanted to head back to the city’s notorious jail.
“After speaking to Mr. Weinstein, it became clear that Mr. Weinstein wanted to depart the building,” Farber said during the afternoon hearing.
The ex-Miramax boss missed out on the judge all but officially setting his case for April 14 — unless Weinstein’s attorneys, who represent accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Mangione, can’t get his state murder trial pushed back.
Weinstein’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in court that they’re hand-tied by a federal judge who still hasn’t ruled on whether Mangione’s federal trial will be delayed.
Weinstein’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo (left) also represents accused murderer Luigi Mangione. Getty Images
Agnifilo — who reps Mangione with his wife, Karen Friedman-Agnifilo — want the alleged murderer’s trial delayed to the start of 2027, which would then push back his state trial to the fall.
Mangione is scheduled to head to trial on state murder charges on June 8 for allegedly gunning down UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
The judge gave both prosecutors and Weinstein’s team until Friday to figure out whether the trial will need to be pushed back.
Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann arriving in court for Weinstein’s trial on May 21, 2025. Steven Hirsch
Weinstein faces accusations from Jessica Mann, an actress who has signaled that she would testify again that he raped her in 2013 at the DoubleTree hotel.
Weinstein was convicted of raping Mann at his first trial in 2020 and forcing oral sex on former Project Runaway production Assistant Mimi Haley — before the verdict verdict was overturned in a bombshell ruling from New York’s highest appeals court.
Weinstein was convicted again on the Haley charge at last year’s retrial — but the jury could not agree on the Mann allegations.
A representative for Weinstein said he was upset at being brought to court early given his ongoing medical concerns.