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Harvey Weinstein’s New York Retrial Begins With Opening Statements; New Accuser Identified
Harvey Weinstein's New York retrial began Wednesday morning in Manhattan criminal court.
One year after Harvey Weinstein ‘s landmark #MeToo conviction in New York was overturned, the former Hollywood producer is once again facing a jury, as his retrial began Wednesday morning in Manhattan criminal court. The disgraced movie mogul had been found guilty of sexually abusing the other two accusers — Jessica Mann and former TV production assistant Miriam Haley — but those convictions were later overturned. Lucey recounted that, after the 2002 incident in a Manhattan hotel, Sokola continued to reach out to Weinstein for career opportunities and, in 2006, he cast her as an extra in “The Nanny Diaries,” where she met Scarlett Johansson and Alicia Keys.
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