Harvey Weinstein Replaces Legal Team as New York Retrial ...

What’s Happening

So basically The imprisoned former producer has hired Jacob Kaplan of Agnifilo Intrater as he prepares for a retrial after New York’s highest court overturned his 2020 rape conviction.

Harvey Weinstein appears in court for his retrial as the jury deliberates at Manhattan Criminal Court on in New York City. Steven Hirsch- Pool/ on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Harvey Weinstein has swapped in a new attorney as an upcoming retrial in his New York rape cases looms. (and honestly, same)

The imprisoned former Hollywood mogul has jettisoned his powerhouse team for the next moment in court as his longtime attorneys carry out an appeal on his other verdict.

The Details

Jacob Kaplan of Agnifilo Intrater has been tapped convicted rapist, The Hollywood Reporter has locked in. A scheduled court appearance to iron out details of the upcoming trial was pushed on Wednesday to next week.

Prosecutors and defense counsel are working toward resolving the remaining third-degree rape charge that wrapped up in mistrial, but it may go to trial. Related Stories Business The Rise of the Celebrity “Prison-fluencer” Movies Awards Chatter Pod: Gwyneth Paltrow on Marty Supreme, Goop and Being Such a Polarizing Person Weinstein has been in prison for four years, initially serving a now-vacated 23-year New York sentence after his 2020 trial in New York wrapped up with him found guilty.

Why This Matters

The 73-year-old former Hollywood kingmaker was originally convicted in New York of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. But the verdicts were overturned in April 2024 when, in a 4-3 decision, New York s Court of Appeals ruled that the 2020 trial judge allowed testimony from women whose allegations were not part of the formal charges. Weinstein s retrial in March would come after the initial 2025 retrial, where a partial jury verdict was unable to decide whether he raped actress Jessica Mann.

Entertainment industry insiders have been buzzing about this.

The Bottom Line

Weinstein s retrial in March would come after the initial 2025 retrial, where a partial jury verdict was unable to decide whether he raped actress Jessica Mann. In the retrial, he was convicted of forcing oral sex on Miriam Haley, a former Project Runway assistant, in 2006.

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