Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose sexual misconduct helped fuel the #MeToo movement, will face retrial in New York on rape charges in April.

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told a judge he "won't be there" for his upcoming retrial if he remains at Rikers Island.

The former Hollywood studio head will be retried for his 2020 sexual assault conviction after an appeals court overturned it in 2024. Weinstein also faces additional sex crimes charges.

However, the judge did not react to his pleas, saying jury selection for an April 15 trial is “beyond set in stone.”

Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to return to court today, where the judge is set to decide when his retrial will start.

Harvey Weinstein, 72, is ‘begging’ a New York City judge for an earlier trial after the date was set for April 2025 and calls his Rikers Island jail a 'hellhole'

Weinstein is being held at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, where a drawn-out federal receivership process has failed to effectively curb excessive violence and misconduct.

The controversial former film producer -- who is set to be retried in New York City after his 2020 sexual assault conviction was overturned last year following an appeal -- pleaded to move up the court date in a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday

In vacating Weinstein’s conviction, the Court of Appeals ruled that the trial judge, James M. Burke, unfairly allowed testimony against him based on allegations from other women that were not part of the case. Burke is no longer on the bench.

Harvey Weinstein, who has been hospitalized for various health issues over the years, told a judge he doesn't "know how much longer I can hold on."

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein begged a Manhattan judge to move up his sexual assault court due to his poor health