Harvey Weinstein’s trial is set to begin Tuesday with opening statements in a Manhattan courtroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is the former movie producer’s\u00a0third rape trial in New York<\/a>\u00a0after he was tried in 2020 and 2025. He is accused of third-degree\u00a0rape of actress Jessica Mann<\/a>\u00a0in a hotel room in 2013.<\/p>\n Weinstein, 73, is currently serving a\u00a016-year sentence<\/a>\u00a0from a conviction in California. He has been behind bars for a little over six years, but continuously says he “never assaulted anyone.”<\/p>\n Jury selection began last week, and seven men and five women were picked.\u00a0<\/p>\n Weinstein’s rape retrial details<\/p>\n This case stems from the 2020 trial, where he was convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on another woman. The New York Court of Appeals overturned the conviction. <\/p>\n Then, he had a\u00a0retrial in 2025<\/a>, but it resulted in a\u00a0split verdict<\/a>. He was found guilty of sexually assaulting\u00a0Miriam Hale<\/a>\u00a0and not guilty of assaulting\u00a0Kaja Sokola<\/a>. Jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on allegations that he assaulted Mann.<\/p>\n The judge upheld the first two convictions but declared a mistrial on the final rape charge after the jury foreperson refused to keep deliberating. \u00a0<\/p>\n Weinstein was considering pleading guilty to avoid trial in January. But his lawyers said he still maintains his innocence. \u00a0<\/p>\n The charge carries a sentence of up to four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n Weinstein reshapes legal team<\/p>\n In February, the movie mogul hired\u00a0Luigi Mangione<\/a>‘s and\u00a0Sean “Diddy” Combs<\/a>‘ lawyers to represent him. Jacob Kaplan, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos took over for Weinstein’s longtime lawyer, Arthur Aidala.<\/p>\n Aidala is now focusing on Weinstein’s appeals and pending civil matters. <\/p>\n