Jury should clear grotesque Harvey Weinstein of rape rap even if he skeeves them out: lawyer

Nypost · Apr 21, 2026 · 581 words · By Ben Kochman; Kyle Schnitzer

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Jury should clear grotesque Harvey Weinstein of rape rap even if he skeeves them out: lawyer Grotesque Harvey Weinstein should be cleared of charges of raping an aspiring actress — even if Manhattan jurors are skeeved out by the convicted sex pest, his lawyer…

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“We’re not here asking you to like Harvey Weinstein,” the despised defendant’s lawyer, Jacob Kaplan, said during opening statements at the third city sex-crimes trial involving the decrepit, deathly pale, wheelchair-bound, 74-year-old former film bigwig and…

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“This case is about proof, not popularity,” Kaplan said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jurors at the re-trial convicted him again of the Haley charge but could not decide on the Mann rap after a tumultuous week of deliberations.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that during the re-trial, the jury convicted him of the Haley charge but could not decide on the Mann charge.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States. Following his election victory in November 2024, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States and be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that dozens of women had accused the American film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein_sexual_abuse_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2024_pre…

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Claim 2: “But New York’s highest court ended up overturning that guilty verdict, so the former Miramax boss — who produced flick hits such as “Shakespeare in Love” and “Pulp Fiction” — was put on trial for the cases a second time last summer.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that New York's highest court overturned the 2020 conviction and ordered a new trial. The timeframe ('last summer') is consistent with the context of appeals following the 2020 trial.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harvey Weinstein (; born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Weinstein Company, LLC (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company

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Claim 3: “Weinstein has separately been convicted of raping an Italian model in California and was sentenced to serve 16 years behind bars in that case.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Weinstein was separately convicted in California for raping an Italian model/actress and sentenced to 16 years in prison for that case.

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web search NEUTRAL — A Los Angeles judge has sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-24/harvey-weinstein-sent…

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web search NEUTRAL — Separately, Weinstein was sentenced in California last year to 16 years for raping an Italian model and actress in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68913116

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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein has maintained his innocence. The 72-year-old remains in prison. He was separately convicted of rape in Los Angeles. The overturning of the New York conviction was criticised by complainants…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68901032

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Claim 4: “He already faces up to 25 years in prison when he’s sentenced on the charge of forcing Haley into oral sex.”

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The web search results mention varying potential maximum sentences (23 years, 29 years) related to different charges, but none provide a single, consistent source confirming 'up to 25 years' specifically for the Haley charge.

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web search NEUTRAL — Grotesque Harvey Weinstein should be cleared of charges of raping an aspiring actress — even if Manhattan jurors are skeeved out by the convicted sex pest, his lawyer argued Tuesday.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/jury-should-clear-grot…

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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein faces fresh sexual assault charges in New York from a third woman, in a case dating back to 2006.Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. The 67-year-old app…
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41594672

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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein faces up to 29 years behind bars.also testified at the trial. Sciorra accused Weinstein of raping her in the 1990s as part of prosecutor's attempt to prove a pattern of predation. He was ult…
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/mimi-haley-dis…

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Claim 5: “Mann, now 41, plans to testify about how Weinstein allegedly forced her to have sex at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown on March 18, 2013 — with her discovering the then-married onetime movie honcho’s gross erection-inducing drug injector needle in the trash afterward.”

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Multiple web search results corroborate that Jessica Mann plans to testify about an alleged sexual encounter at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown on March 18, 2013.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mann, now 41, plans to testify about how Weinstein allegedly forced her to have sex at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown on March 18, 2013 — with her discovering the then-married onetime movie honcho’s …
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/jury-should-clear-grot…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mann also detailed the alleged rape that occurred on March 18, 2013 at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown. She had scheduled a breakfast meeting with Weinstein, her agent and a friend. She ran into the p…
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/31/harvey-weinstein-rape-acc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica Mann broke down in a New York courtroom on Monday as she described the day in 2013 when she says Harvey Weinstein raped her in a hotel room.Ms Mann, now 38, sobbed as she recounted the alleged…
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/harvey-weinstein-jessica-man…

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Claim 6: ““I admit my moral failings — I was unfaithful and acted wrongly — but I have never assaulted anyone,” he said at a Manhattan pre-trial appearance in January.”

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No evidence was gathered from the web search or Wikipedia to support or contradict this claim, despite the claim being presented.

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Claim 7: “Grotesque Harvey Weinstein should be cleared of charges of raping an aspiring actress — even if Manhattan jurors are skeeved out by the convicted sex pest, his lawyer argued Tuesday.”

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Multiple web search results reference the defense arguing that Weinstein should be cleared of charges, citing arguments about jury misconduct or the need for acquittal.

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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein on trial again for 2013 rape charge after previous jury deadlocked Weinstein switched legal teams for this retrial, but his new attorneys are echoing their predecessors' themes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/harvey-weinste…

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web search NEUTRAL — Harvey Weinstein lawyers claim cancel culture infiltrated jury room: 2 have regrets, say they were bullied into guilty verdict
https://fortune.com/2025/10/11/harvey-weinstein-lawyers-regr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein's defense team, led by attorney Arthur Aidala, argued in court papers last month that the verdict was marred by "threats, intimidation, and extraneous bias," and the judge ...
https://www.courant.com/2025/11/13/weinstein-jury-misconduct…

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Claim 8: “The disgraced mogul was originally convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on former “Project Runaway” production Assistant Mimi Haley at his first Manhattan sex-crimes trial in 2020.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that in 2020, Weinstein was originally convicted of raping Jessica Mann and forcing oral sex on Mimi Haley during his first Manhattan sex-crimes trial.

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Claim 9: “Weinstein, who has been held in city and state custody since his 2018 arrest on various charges, faces one count of third-degree rape for allegedly assaulting Mann in a 2013 encounter at a Manhattan hotel.”

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Web search results confirm Weinstein has faced charges related to a 2013 encounter and that he has been in custody since his 2018 arrest, although the specific count of 'one count of third-degree rape' is not consistently confirmed across all sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Weinstein effect is a scandal in which famous or powerful figures – previously thought to be immune from most consequences due to their fame – are later accused or arrested of sexual abuse, harass…
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