Weinstein's Third Trial Begins: Rape Charge from 2013

0:00On April 17th, opening statements kick off Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's third New York trial. This time centered on a 2013 rape, charged from a Manhattan hotel. Jury's selection wrapped up Friday after four days, landing seven men and five women hold to side his fate. Weinstein, now 73, has pleaded not guilty, and the whole thing could stretch up to four weeks. For the last decade, this former Oscar-winning producer has battled sexual assault cases in New York and Los Angeles, scoring convictions in both. Spots before his initial New York win got overturned, and last year's retrial split the verdict with a deadlock on the top rape count. He denies every claim, keeps appealing those rulings, and has set behind bars for six straight years now, so I stay glued as this chapter unfolds. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI.