Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Retrial Descends Into Chaos With Jurors ‘Yelling & Screaming’ At Each Other

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Alessio AtriaJune 12, 2025, 5:23 pm1 CommentHome Featured, News >

The jury proceedings in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial became chaotic as the jury found him guilty on one count but acquitted him of another and failed to reach a verdict on the third.

On June 22, the jurors, comprising seven women and five men, appeared to be ready to be sent home early when they informed Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber that they had reached a verdict on two of the three charges against Weinstein.

The jury found Weinstein guilty of a first-degree criminal sex act for assaulting Miriam “Mimi” Haley, a former TV production assistant.

However, he was also found not guilty on the same charge for the assault of Polish former model Kaja Sokola. The jury also failed to reach a verdict on a count of third-degree rape tied to accusations made by former actress Jessica Mann, who testified that Weinstein raped her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013. They were then informed that they would have to return for further deliberations.

“Frankly, it wasn’t intended to be easy… but please continue to deliberate to reach your verdict,” Farber stated.

Since the trial began one week ago, the jurors have been at war with each other. The judge told them to pause deliberations and “cool down” earlier on June 11.

Farber was told in the courtroom that jurors were “yelling and screaming” at each other throughout the day.

The judge was also told that one juror threatened the jury’s foreman, saying that they would “see you outside one day.”

Weinstein tried to take advantage of the situation, claiming to Farber that the jury conflict was grounds for a mistrial.

“This is not right for me, for me, the person on trial here,” Weinstein told the judge. “This is my life on the line, and you know what, it’s not fair. It’s simple. It’s not fair. It’s time, it’s time, it’s time to say this trial is over.”

Farber rejected this request and claimed that “jurors fight.”

“They act childish at times,” he noted. “They get heated. I’m not going to allow any injustice to happen to you.”

The first-degree criminal sex act conviction holds a sentence of no more than 25 years in prison. The rape charge he still awaits a verdict on carries a four-year prison sentence at most.

In April 2024, a New York appeals court overturned Weinstein’s conviction of criminal sexual assault, justifying that the choice was based on claims that the trial judge made an “egregious” decision to let three women testify.

A 4-3 decision in the court ruled that the judge had been unfair in letting women take the stand when the offender was not charged with their allegations.