Two years ago, the former film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison in another trial by a court in New York for rape and serious sexual assault.

In the Los Angeles trial, Weinstein is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting multiple women between 2004 and 2013 at hotels in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. The once celebrated producer of hit films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “Shakespeare in Love” is charged with sexual violence, forced oral sex and rape, among other things. Weinstein denies all allegations.

The revelations about Weinstein had led to the emergence of the five years ago