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Harvey Weinstein is back in court – but what has happened to the #MeToo movement since 2017?
Harvey Weinstein's original charges of the sexual assault of one woman in 2006 and the rape of another in 2013 are being retried. Here we look at why he's getting a retrial – and what has happened to the #MeToo movement since allegations against him emerged in 2017.

Weinstein holds an inhaler during a court appearance in Manhattan on 16 April. Pic: Reuters

Miriam (Mimi) Haley arrives at court in New York in 2020. Pic: AP

Jessica Mann outside court in Manhattan in July 2024. Pic: AP

Arriving at court for his original trial in New York in February 2020. Pic: Reuters

At a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles in July 2021. Pic: Reuters

Women on a #MeToo protest march in Los Angeles in November 2017. Pic: Reuters

Actress Alyssa Milano tweeted about #MeToo when the Weinstein accusations surfaced. Pic: AP

The former film producer on the red carpet in Los Angeles in 2015. Pic: AP

A woman holds a 'support Gisele Pelicot' placard at a march in Paris during her husband's rape case. Pic: AP

Gisele Pelicot outside court. Pic: Reuters
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