Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial began Wednesday morning in New York with opening remarks from both the prosecution and the defense.

Once all-powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial is set to begin a year after a New York appeals court overturned his conviction.

Opening statements are set to begin on Wednesday in disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein's retrial in New York for alleged sex crimes. In his third trial in five years, Weinstein is accused of sexually abusing a former television production assistant,