A New York judge on Friday set a tentative November date for the retrial of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges.
A New York appeals court overturned his conviction in April in a shock reversal in one of the defining cases of the #MeToo movement.
Judge Curtis Farber, at a brief hearing in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, set a tentative start date of November 12 for Weinstein’s retrial.
The judge said more details for the trial would be discussed at a hearing on September 12.
Weinstein, who has health problems, appeared in court in a dark blue suit with a sort of disinterested look on his face.
Although Weinstein’s New York conviction was overturned, he has remained behind bars because of a conviction for rape in California for which he received a sentence of 16 years.
His lawyers filed an appeal last month, arguing for a retrial in that case as well.
Bombshell allegations broke against the Oscar-winning Weinstein in 2017, launching the #MeToo movement, a watershed moment for women fighting sexual misconduct.
Weinstein and his brother Bob co-founded Miramax Films.
Their hits included 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love,” for which Weinstein shared a best picture Oscar.
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