Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to a new sex crime charge in New York.
The details of the charge have not been shared, but Weinstein was accused of committing a criminal sex act in the state.This comes as the former Hollywood A-lister awaits a retrial in his landmark #MeToo case after the original conclusion was overturned.Prosecutors revealed last week that Weinstein had been indicted on additional sex crime charges that were not part of the case that led to his now-overturned 2020 conviction. But the new indictment had been sealed.
The 72-year-old former Hollywood film producer was facing two criminal charges of alleged indecent assault against a woman, who is now aged in her 50s, in London in 1996.Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS special crime and counter-terrorism division, said: "Following a review of the evidence in this case, the CPS has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein.
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