Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to committing a criminal sexual act in a New York court.

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.

Appearing in court in a wheelchair, Weinstein wore a dark suit and a blue tie, and had 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.

Separately, Weinstein is awaiting retrial after New York's top appeals court overturned his 23-year sentence in April.

The conviction was dismissed on the basis that he did not get a fair trial because the judge allowed testimony from women who he was not charged with assaulting.

Prosecutors have filed a motion to consolidate the new charge and the pending retrial in the 2020 overturned rape conviction.

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