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Harvey Weinstein faces a September retrial in Manhattan. Speaking after the hearing, lawyer, Gloria Allred, said her client still hasn't decided whether she wants to testify at the retrial, noting that doing so at the original trial was traumatizing and painful.
Aidala said Weinstein will attend the hearing, despite the 72-year-old having been hospitalised since shortly after his return to the city jail system on Friday from an upstate prison. He has said Weinstein, who has cardiac issues and diabetes, was undergoing unspecified tests due to his health issues.
New York prosecutors plan to retry Weinstein's case after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
Weinstein entered Manhattan Criminal Court in a wheelchair, looking much thinner and wearing a suit. This could be the first step toward a retrial of his conviction for sexual assault.
Weinstein entered Manhattan Criminal Court in a wheelchair and looked gaunt. The judge remanded him back to Bellevue Hospital for treatment and set a discovery hearing for May 29 at 10 a.m.