Harvey Weinstein complains of chest pain during jury deliberations of rape retrial

14 May 2026 • 4:43 AM MYT
The Independent
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Harvey Weinstein complains of chest pain during jury deliberations of rape retrial

  • Harvey Weinstein reported experiencing chest pains as the jury began deliberations in his rape retrial.
  • The 74-year-old, who uses a wheelchair and has various health problems, has been imprisoned since 2020.
  • Jurors started deliberating on Wednesday to decide if Weinstein raped hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel in March 2013.
  • The jury requested to re-hear a page of Mann's testimony and review a prosecutor-created PowerPoint timeline of evidence.
  • This retrial follows an overturned 2020 New York conviction and a previous retrial where jurors failed to reach a verdict on Mann's case.

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