British writer and novelist
Harvey Weinstein's third retrial is underway in New York, focusing on a 2013 rape allegation by Jessica Mann. The jury is being selected, and the trial is expected to last up to four weeks. Weinstein denies all accusations and has shifted legal teams amid ongoing health concerns.
Jessica Mann has returned to the witness stand in Manhattan, testifying for a third time that Harvey Weinstein forced himself on her in a March 2013 hotel encounter. Defense lawyers are cross-examining her about emails, a contemporaneous cellphone note and ongoing friendly messages; Weinstein has denied nonconsensual sex and remains in custody.
The Manhattan retrial of Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge has ended in a mistrial after jurors fail to reach a verdict on the charge. He faces one count of rape in the third degree; the case has seen three separate trials in New York. Mann testified; Weinstein has denied the allegation.