Judi Dench Says Harvey Weinstein Has "Done His Time" After Rape Conviction
Harvey Weinstein’s legal journey has once again reached an inconclusive end.
After being tried in New York City for a third time for the 2013 rape of Jessica Mann, Weinstein’s case once again ended in a mistrial on May 15 when the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict, according to multiple outlets.
E! News has reached out to Weinstein’s legal team for comment but has not yet heard back.
In 2017, Mann—an actress and hairstylist—accused Weinstein of raping her in a New York City hotel room. In the years since, his lawyers have alleged the encounter was consensual, while Mann had said she resisted and repeatedly told Weinstein, “No,” during the incident.
Mann first told her story to a jury during Weinstein’s first trial in 2020, at which time the 74-year-old had pleaded not guilty. At the end of the trial, the media mogul was found guilty of third-degree rape and one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree, resulting in a 23-year sentence behind bars.
His conviction was overturned four years later, however, when New York’s highest court determined improper testimony had been allowed at the trial.
The case was retried in New York in the summer 2025, and the jury was unable to reach a conclusion about the charge of rape in the third degree, stemming from Mann’s accusation. At the time, per NBC News, the jury foreperson told the judge he was unwilling to return to deliberation amid reported tensions.
At that retrial, however, the jury did Weinstein guilty of a Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, stemming from his 2006 alleged assault of former production assistant Miriam Haley, and not guilty of the same charge over his alleged assault of Kaja Sokola in 2006.
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As for Mann, prosecutors confirmed at the time, per The Hollywood Reporter, that not only were they planning to retry the case, but that Mann was likewise “ready and willing” to return to court in the pursuit of justice.
While the retrial didn’t pick back up until the spring of 2026, Weinstein stayed behind bars in the interim; he had been found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and third-degree sexual misconduct in a separate case in California in 2022, for which he was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement in 2017, Weinstein—who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 2024—has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women, though he has continued to insist the encounters were consensual.
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Both the prosecution and Weinstein’s accusers have argued he used his position of power in Hollywood to take advantage of aspiring actresses.
“They all had dreams of pursuing careers in the defendant's world, the entertainment industry,” prosecutor Nicole Blumberg told jurors during the June 2025 retrial, per The Associated Press. "He was going to have their bodies and touch their bodies whether they wanted him to or not.”
But, according to the outlet, Weinstein's lawyer argued, “It's transactional, folks. Yes, he wants to fool around with them, and yes, they want something from him."
For free, confidential help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit rainn.org.
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