NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein ’s original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures, the ex-studio boss is on trial again after an appeals court threw out the landmark rape conviction. Opening statements are set for Wednesday in a trial that could take six weeks.

Weinstein’s conviction for sexual assault and rape in 2020 came amid a global reckoning that was hailed as a breakthrough for women’s rights. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney at the time, said the verdict “turned the page in our justice system”.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered their opening statements Wednesday in the sex-crime case of the fallen mogul Harvey Weinstein.