Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial in New York ends in mistrial

Culture Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial in New York ends in mistrial May 15, 20262:02 PM ET Chloee Weiner Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on May 14, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Editor's note: This story includes descriptions of allegations of sexual assault and rape. Harvey Weinstein's latest sex crimes trial ended with a hung jury Friday, on the third day of deliberations. It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the same charge. Accusations against the former Hollywood mogul came to define the #MeToo movement, and he was first convicted of assaulting Jessica Mann in 2020. The former aspiring actress testified Weinstein raped her at a DoubleTree hotel in Manhattan in 2013. But that verdict, along with another charge, was later overturned. Sponsor Message In a second New York trial last summer, Weinstein was found guilty on one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and not guilty on another. But a third charge, of raping Mann, ended in a mistrial after the jury foreperson declined to return to deliberations, citing concerns for his safety. Weinstein had returned to court for a third New York trial in April, this one focusing on Mann's allegations. But on Friday morning, Judge Curtis Farber received a note from jurors stating they were unable to reach a unanimous decision. Farber then read jurors a modified deadlock charge, known as an Allen charge, urging them to resume deliberations. Law The cases against Harvey Weinstein: A timeline of allegations and trials Jurors soon responded with another note restating their position. "We feel that no one is going to change where they stand," it said. The prosecution has until late June to decide whether they'll try the case again. The mistrial concludes a month-long trial that was quieter than Weinstein's previous court appearances, with a diminished media presence and less public attention....