A Manhattan judge reportedly declared a mistrial on Harvey Weinstein’s rape charge Thursday in a shocking courtroom twist.
The unexpected ruling was made after the jury foreperson claimed that the other jurors threatened him, and he refused to return to the jury room, according to TMZ.
The nature of the conversation between the jurors was not made public, and it remains unclear what triggered the alleged threat.
Weinstein was convicted on one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles, California, in 2023. He was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 12: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court for his retrial as the jury deliberates at Manhattan Criminal Court on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images)
The decision to end deliberations came one day after the jury delivered a mixed verdict Wednesday.
They convicted the disgraced entertainment mogul of first-degree criminal sexual act for the 2006 case of former production assistant Miriam Haley, who accused Weinstein of forcibly performing oral sex on her at his Manhattan residence, according to The Guardian.
The jury acquitted him on a separate charge of criminal sexual act related to similar allegations made by model Kaja Sokola for another alleged 2006 incident, the outlet reported. (RELATED: Harvey Weinstein Indicted On New Charges While In Hospital, Prosecutors Say)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 11: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears for his retrial as the jury deliberates at Manhattan Criminal Court on June 11, 2025 in New York City. Weinstein faces a retrial on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous 2017 conviction was overturned by an appeals court that ruled the way witnesses were handled was unlawful. (Photo by Angela Weiss-Pool/Getty Images)
The 73-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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