Overview

• Jury selection concluded on April 22, 2025, with seven women and five men, plus six alternates, chosen from a pool of nearly 300 candidates.
• Opening statements began on April 23, focusing on three allegations of sexual assault and rape from 2006 and 2013.
• The retrial includes stricter evidentiary rules, excluding testimony from witnesses unrelated to the charges, to ensure fairness after the 2020 conviction was overturned.
• Weinstein remains incarcerated, serving a separate 16-year sentence from a 2023 Los Angeles conviction, and is allowed to stay in a hospital during the trial due to chronic health issues.
• The trial revisits accusations from Mimi Haleyi and Jessica Mann while introducing a third accuser, with proceedings expected to last up to five weeks.