Foreman from Harvey Weinstein's first N.Y. trial stands by his verdict

Harvey Weinstein had a big smile on his face Tuesday when he showed up in a New York City court for the retrial of his landmark sexual assault case that defined the #MeToo movement, but the foreman of the jury that convicted him in 2020 said the disgraced Hollywood producer may not be grinning when this trial is over.

Harvey Weinstein had a big smile on his face Tuesday when he showed up in a New York City court for the retrial of his landmark sexual assault case that defined the #MeToo movement, but the foreman of the jury that convicted him in 2020 said the disgraced Hollywood producer may not be grinning when this trial is over.

Bernard Cody, speaking exclusively to NBC News, said that he's interested to see how the retrial plays out but that he stands by the verdict reached at the first trial.

"We were there for weeks and saw all the evidence," Cody, 62, said. "I still stand by it."

The verdict that Cody and his fellow jurors reached was overturned in April 2024 after the state Court of Appeals found that the judge had tipped the scales against Weinstein by allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.

Bernard Cody, the foreman of the jury that convicted Harvey Weinstein in 2020.Bernard CodyJury selection got underway Tuesday, and much of the evidence that resulted in Weinstein being convicted five years ago of the third-degree rape of one woman and a first-degree criminal sex act against another woman is likely to be reintroduced. His retrial is expected to last six weeks.