Harvey Weinstein's third rape trial in New York ended in a mistrial on Friday after jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous verdict on allegations he raped former aspiring actor Jessica Mann.
Judge Curtis Farber formally declared a mistrial in the Manhattan Supreme Court after receiving a note from the 12-person jury stating they had concluded they could not agree on a verdict, even after being urged to continue deliberating.
The jurors had been in discussions since Wednesday before sending the final message that no one was moving from their position, according to People.
Harvey Weinstein's Rape Trial
The case centered on Mann's accusation that Weinstein raped her in a New York hotel room in 2013 while he was one of Hollywood's most powerful producers behind films such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Pulp Fiction."
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Prosecutors argued he used his industry influence to pressure Mann, who was then an aspiring actor, while the defense maintained the relationship was consensual and long-term.
This was the third time a New York jury heard Mann's allegations, following Weinstein's 2020 conviction on related charges that were later overturned and a 2025 retrial that also ended in a mistrial on the same rape count, the New York Times reported.
In the 2025 proceeding, jurors delivered a split verdict, convicting Weinstein of a criminal sexual act against production assistant Miriam Haley and acquitting him on a separate sexual assault charge, but they deadlocked on Mann's rape allegation.
Weinstein, 74, remains incarcerated on other sex-crime convictions from cases on both U.S. coasts, and Friday's mistrial does not affect his current imprisonment.
The mistrial leaves the New York rape charge unresolved, and prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will seek a fourth trial on Mann's accusation, with a hearing scheduled in June for the Manhattan district attorney to indicate how the office will proceed, as per The Guardian.
