Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in New York. (Michael Nagle/Pool Photo via AP)
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan for his retrial on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes retrial are due to start deliberating Thursday, with dozens of witnesses, scores of documents and two days of closing arguments to sift through.
The will start its private discussions after getting legal instructions from the judge Thursday morning.
Closing arguments concluded Wednesday, with prosecutor Nicole Blumberg saying the former movie studio boss “held the golden ticket†to show-business success and used it to sexually assault women who were afraid to cross him.
Weinstein, 73, has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in 2013 and forcing oral sex on two others in 2006. Defense lawyer Arthur Aidala Tuesday that Weinstein had entirely consensual encounters with the women, arguing that they were “using him†to advance their fledgling careers in entertainment.
Over the last seven years, the case has been seen as something of a crucible for the . The anti-sexual-misconduct outcry took flight after allegations against Weinstein .
He was later convicted of sex crimes in and . The New York conviction was last year, and the case was sent back for retrial.
The new trial was expanded to include an accuser who wasn't part of the first trial. One of the criminal sex act charges is based on her allegations.
Weinstein .
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