Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charges
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to r#pe and s#xual assault.
The Hollywood producer appeared in court in New York after he was charged last month with two counts of rape and one of a criminal s#xual act. The alleged incidents involve two separate women in 2004 and 2013.
Weinstein, 66, quietly answered a series of yes and no questions from a judge asking if he understood his rights at the hearing in Manhattan.
His lawyer Benjamin Brafman said the defence team is set to "begin our fight" in the courtroom following Weinstein's not guilty pleas.
He added that Weinstein was "holding up reasonably well" and the case against the producer was "eminently defensible" based on what they have learned about the evidence.
One alleged victim has told investigators that Weinstein cornered her in a hotel room and r#ped her.
The other accuser, former actress Lucia Evans, who has waived her right to anonymity, alleges that Weinstein forced her to perform a s#xual act at his office in 2004.
Weinstein, who has denied all allegations of non-consensual s#x, is due back in court on 20 September.
His lawyer Benjamin Brafman said the defence team is set to "begin our fight" in the courtroom following Weinstein's not guilty pleas.
He added that Weinstein was "holding up reasonably well" and the case against the producer was "eminently defensible" based on what they have learned about the evidence.
One alleged victim has told investigators that Weinstein cornered her in a hotel room and r#ped her.
The other accuser, former actress Lucia Evans, who has waived her right to anonymity, alleges that Weinstein forced her to perform a s#xual act at his office in 2004.
Weinstein, who has denied all allegations of non-consensual s#x, is due back in court on 20 September.
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