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FILE - Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court during his retrial, June 11, 2025, in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Harvey Weinstein says jurors were bullied into convicting him. A judge is set to rule

Harvey Weinstein is returning to a New York court. A judge is due to rule Thursday on the former movie mogul’s bid to get his latest sex crime conviction thrown out. Weinstein’s lawyers argue that the judge mishandled anger and apprehensions that flared among jurors during deliberations last spring. Prosecutors contend that the judge addressed the matter appropriately and that the criminal sex act conviction should stand. At the same trial last year, Weinstein was acquitted of another criminal sex act charge, and the jury didn’t decide on a rape charge. He denies all the charges.

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Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan after a mistrial on a rape charge, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 in New York. (Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Harvey Weinstein’s next retrial — or sentencing — could happen this fall

Harvey Weinstein faces sentencing and another possible retrial in his New York City sex crimes case. But it’s still unclear when they’ll happen — and whether the former movie mogul will be back in front of another jury at all. Manhattan Judge Curtis Farber said Wednesday he’ll sentence Weinstein on Sept. 30 — but only if there’s no retrial on a rape charge that the last jury failed to decide. The 73-year-old Weinstein was convicted in June of forcing oral sex on a TV and movie production assistant in 2006. The charge carries a possible sentence of up to 25 years in prison.

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