On May 1, 2024, former film producer Harvey Weinstein attended a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City. It was his first public appearance since a New York state appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction on April 25.
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Harvey WeinsteinThe disgraced Hollywood mogul who sparked the #MeToo movement over alleged sexual misconduct has been indicted by a New York City grand jury on new charges.
Prosecutors told a Manhattan Criminal Court judge on Thursday that the new charges have been sealed, adding that they could not yet disclose specific details.
NBC News first reported This month, a grand jury convened to hear from the women who brought new charges against Weinstein, 72.
Weinstein was taken to the hospital for heart surgery earlier this week and did not appear in court Thursday.
In total, more than 80 women have accused the Oscar-winning former producer of sexual assault or harassment. He has repeatedly and strongly denied the claims, insisting the encounters were consensual.
Weinstein was Convicted in 2020 After a trial in New York, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape of one woman and first-degree criminal sexual conduct of another.
But the conviction was overturned in April when a state appeals court ruled 4-3 that the judge erred in allowing the woman to testify about charges that were not part of the case.
Months later, New York prosecutors announced their intention to charge Weinstein with the same crimes and possibly bring new charges.
The former producer is due to go on trial in November, but it’s unclear whether he will be tried on both the original charges and the new charges. He will remain in custody pending a retrial.
In addition to the New York case, Weinstein was convicted of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in a 2022 trial in Los Angeles. Sentenced to 16 years in prison. Weinstein’s legal team is handling appeal against conviction.
Weinstein and his brother Bob were giants in the film industry during the 1990s and 2000s, producing groundbreaking independent films like “Pulp Fiction” and releasing Oscar-winning dramas like “The English Patient,” “Shakespeare” and “The King’s Speech.”
But his rule collapsed in October 2017 after women began going public with stories of sexual abuse. The stories have spurred broader reflections on abuses of power in entertainment and other high-profile industries.
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