Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Scheduled for April 14

NEW YORK — Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will return to a Manhattan court for a rape retrial, with jury selection scheduled to begin on April 14, according to a consensus of six top entertainment news outlets.

Following a rigorous multi-source verification process, the following core facts have been explicitly verified by at least four independent reporting agencies (including Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, and NY Daily News):

• The Start Date: State Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber officially set the retrial date during a hearing attended by Weinstein on Wednesday.
• The Charge: The upcoming trial centers on a single third-degree rape charge involving former aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
• The Need for Retrial: The retrial follows a mistrial declared last year when a deadlocked jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the specific charge involving Mann, despite convicting him on another count.
• The New Defense Team: Weinstein, who remains incarcerated and attended the hearing in a wheelchair, has retained a new high-profile legal defense team. His new attorneys include Jacob Kaplan, Marc Agnifilo, and Teny Geragos, who have recently been involved in other major cases representing Sean “Diddy” Combs and Luigi Mangione.

Additional Details Reported

The following interesting details were reported by fewer than four of our tracking sources and are provided for additional context:

• The mistrial last June reportedly occurred after the jury foreperson refused to continue deliberating, citing threats and bullying from other jurors in the room, according to The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap.
• During his court appearance this week, observers noted Weinstein had swapped his usual wrinkled navy suit for a new gray suit as he arrived from Rikers Island, as noted by LA Magazine.
• Pre-trial oral arguments for the case are currently scheduled for March 19, according to LA Magazine.

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