His lawyers argue that he wasn’t given a “fair opportunity” to defend against the charges. More than 100 women have publicly accused him of sexual abuse.

Harvey Weinstein, 72, appealed his conviction for sexually assaulting a model actress in a Los Angeles hotel room more than a decade ago. His attorneys filed in the Second District Court of Appeal on Friday a year after indicating their intention for a new trial in the 2022 Los Angeles case.

The appeal comes six weeks after Weinstein's 2020 New York convictions were overturned Harvey Weinstein's legal team is reportedly arguing that he did not get a fair trial when he was sentenced to 16 years behind bars in February 2023 after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles.