The ruling is the second major #MeToo setback in the last two years and reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
Allegations against Weinstein helped fuel the #MeToo movement,which has encouraged women to speak out about sexual harassment and abuse by powerful men in media,politics and other endeavours.
Weinstein was found guilty of rape,forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count involving a woman known as Jane Doe 1.
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Weinstein’s lawyers argue he was tried in ‘carnival-like conditions’ and challenged the refusal to remove a juror who had written a novel about predatory men.
She had bestowed honours on the Hollywood mogul in 2004 for his contribution to the British film industry.
The 68-year-old former Hollywood producer was convicted earlier this year of rape and sexual assault against two women.
Weinstein is one of two inmates at Wende Correctional Facility who have tested positive for coronavirus.
The disgraced movie mogul spoke to the court from a wheelchair,comparing the #MeToo movement to McCarthyism while playing down his clout in Hollywood and touting his charitable work.
Lawyers argue disgraced movie mogul deserves mercy in his rape case because he's already suffered a'historic'fall from grace and is dealing with serious health issues.
After the verdict,Weinstein experienced extremely high blood pressure and heart palpitations,his lawyers said.