Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charge

The fresh charge relates to the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Manhattan hotel in 2006.

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The 72-year-old is facing a new charge over the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Manhattan hotel in 2006, according to District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg.

"Not guilty," Weinstein said emphatically when asked for his plea on Wednesday.

Appearing in court in a wheelchair, Weinstein wore a dark suit and a blue tie, and with a large bandage on his right hand.

“Thanks to this survivor who bravely came forward, Harvey Weinstein now stands indicted for an additional alleged violent sexual assault," Mr Bragg said in a statement.

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