Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape and sexual assault charges got underway on April 23, as a prosecutor and a defense lawyer offered starkly contrasting explanations for the disgraced movie mogul's encounters with women who hoped to make it big in Hollywood.

NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein ’s original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures, the ex-studio boss is on trial again after an appeals court threw out the landmark rape conviction. Opening statements are set for Wednesday in a trial that could take six weeks.

Opening arguments in Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape and sexual charges in Manhattan began Wednesday, with prosecutors previewing testimony from two accusers at his 2020 trial as well as claims from a new accuser.