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Disgraced Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Negotiating Plea Deal To Avoid Third Sex Crimes Trial

January 8, 2026

Harvey Weinstein appearing serious during a public hearing, wearing a suit and tie with a somber expression against a dark background.

Harvey Weinstein appearing serious during a public hearing, wearing a suit and tie with a somber expression against a dark background.
Incarcerated Harvey is negotiating a plea deal to avoid yet another trial.

From Tinseltown to Rikers Island, one sex crime at a time.

The #MeToo movement came and went, but for former Hollywood powerhouse Harvey Weinstein, nothing was ever the same.

Enfeebled Weinstein is locked up in Rikers Island, and he only leaves to appear in court, where new accusations may pile on to his already lengthy sentence.

Today, he appeared in Manhattan court looking ‘deathly pale’, while his lawyer was involved in talks about a plea deal that would avoid a third sex crimes trial.

The New York Post reported:

“The 73-year-old disgraced Hollywood producer was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair for a hearing on whether he will face trial for a third time on charges of raping an aspiring actress inside a Midtown hotel.”

The judge rejected Weinstein’s bid to AGAIN overturn his 2025 conviction (like the 2020 conviction), deciding that jury tensions were typical and handled properly despite his claims of bullying.

Judge Curtis Farber did set a March 3 trial date for the remaining count, but Weinstein’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, announced that the convicted ex-Miramax boss was open to plea talks.

“’Your honor, I did have the chance to speak with Mr. Weinstein, and I would like to pursue plea negotiations’, Aidala said.”

Portrait of a woman with long, wavy hair and a subtle smile, wearing a black top and a delicate necklace, set against a softly lit background.
Jessica Mann.

“At a third trial, Jessica Mann would be set to testify again about the once-powerful studio boss allegedly raping her in 2013 at the DoubleTree hotel.

Weinstein was convicted of raping Mann at his first trial, in 2020, and of forcing oral sex on former Project Runway production assistant Mimi Haley. But the verdict was overturned in a bombshell ruling from New York’s highest appeals court. At the retrial, Weinstein was convicted again on the Haley charge – which carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison – but the jury could not agree on the Mann rap.”

Read more from June 2025:

JUST IN: Judge Declares Mistrial on Remaining Rape Charge Against Weinstein Amid Drama with Jurors

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