Harvey Weinstein has been granted the right to appeal by New York State Court of Appeals, paving the way for oral arguments to be heard next year – and his 2020 conviction potentially overturned.
The 70-year-old was found guilty in 2020 of rape, and sentenced to 23 years.
He insisted that his relations with the women were consensual.
Wednesday’s ruling, from New York State of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, means that oral arguments will be heard next year before the entire court, a court source told NBC News.
The court could uphold or overturn his conviction.
‘Harvey lives to fight another day,’ said his attorney, Arthur Aidala, speaking to Page Six.
Weinstein has spent the majority of the last two years in an upstate New York prison, but is currently in a Los Angeles jail awaiting trial next month on 11 counts of rape and sexual assault.
Aidala said they were grateful for the decision, which he said ‘acknowledged the unique legal issues in this case.’
He added: ‘We are hopeful the entire court will find that Mr Weinstein did not receive a fair trial and reverse his conviction.’
Harvey Weinstein, once a titan of Hollywood, is seen in February 2020 arriving at Manhattan Criminal Court for his trial. He was convicted of rape and on Wednesday granted the right to appeal