Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial in New York has once again been declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked after three days of deliberations.
The disgraced movie mogul was facing one charge of third-degree rape involving former aspiring actress Jessica Mann, which previously ended in a June 2025 mistrial. Prosecutors now have 30 more days to decide whether to try the case for a fourth time, Judge Curtis Farber ruled. Weinstein remains in jail due to his prior related conviction.
“While we are disappointed that the proceedings ended with a mistrial, we deeply respect the jury system and sincerely thank all of the jurors for their time and dedication,” District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a Friday statement. “For nearly a decade, Jessica Mann has fought for justice. Over the course of many weeks during three separate trials, she relived unthinkably painful experiences in front of complete strangers. Her perseverance and bravery are inspiring to the members of my office, and more importantly, to survivors everywhere.”
“We will consider our next steps in consultation with Ms. Mann, and in consideration of Harvey Weinstein’s pending sentencing following last year’s trial conviction for forcibly sexually assaulting Miriam Haley,” the statement continued. “As always, we will continue to prosecute crimes of sexual violence – no matter who the defendant is – in a survivor-centered manner that uplifts their voices in the pursuit of justice.”
Mann released a statement of her own later Friday, saying that the decision of a mistrial “doesn’t in any way detract from the truth I told and the violent crimes Harvey Weinstein committed upon me and so many others. I chose to testify in three trials because I am telling the truth.”
“For years I have had to relive some of the hardest moments of my life while facing attempts to shame, humiliate and discredit me in open court,” the statement continued. “I submitted myself to the highest standards, transparency and accountability in coming forward through the justice system — choosing integrity even when the process flayed me open.”
“The power of predators remains too great,” she concluded. “I deserve justice, which is why I stand up and face unbearable public scrutiny in the name of a greater good — a world where predators are not in power.”
Last year, Weinstein was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault for forcibly subjecting former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley to a sex act in 2006. He was acquitted on a second charge of sexually assaulting former model Kaja Sokola, also in ’06.
“My life is on the line, and you know what? It’s not fair,” Weinstein said when the partial verdict was announced at the time. “It’s time, it’s time, it’s time, it’s time to say this trial is over.”
This is all in addition to the 16-year sentence the producer is facing in California, following his conviction in December 2022. However, that verdict is under a similar appeal that got his initial 2022 New York conviction thrown out.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include Jessica Mann’s statement.
