Opening statements begin in retrial of Harvey Weinstein on rape charges

Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan in his retrial Picture: Steven Hirsch /New York Post/AP/Pool

Opening statements began in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial, five years after his original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures.

The case is being retried because an appeals court threw out the landmark 2020 conviction.