May 15, 2026:
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has ended in a mistrial. A judge declared it Friday (May 15, 2026) after the jury deadlocked. The former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind bars. But the mistrial leaves the New York rape charge in limbo after three trials. Weinstein appeared expressionless as court officers ushered him out in his wheelchair. The majority-male Manhattan jury had weighed whether the former movie mogul raped a woman in a New York hotel in 2013. Defense lawyers argue that the encounter was consensual. One juror, Josh Hadar, told reporters that nine people wanted to acquit Weinstein and three wanted to convict him.
May 12, 2026:
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s defense has urged jurors to put an end to a #MeToo-era rape case that has gone to trial three times. An attorney for Weinstein argued Tuesday (May 12, 2026) that the former Hollywood honcho should be acquitted. Prosecutors will get their turn later Tuesday to make their case to the jury. Weinstein is accused of raping a woman in a New York hotel in 2013. His lawyers say the encounter was consensual. Whatever the outcome of the trial, the former movie producer and studio boss still will stand convicted of other sex crimes in New York and California. He’s appealing those convictions.
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