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Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crimes charges delayed until next year

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Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won't start until at least next year .

His lawyers plan to hire a private investigator to look into a new allegation against the movie mogul that will now be part of the case.

The new details came as Weinstein appeared in court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.

In September , he was hit with a new charge accusing him of another assault.

The 72-year-old former film producer has faced numerous health complications, including emergency heart surgery last month .

Weinstein ’s lawyers have argued that he should be housed at Bellevue Hospital rather than Rikers Island jail complex.

Sexual assault and harassment allegations against Weinstein turbocharged the #MeToo movement in 2017 .

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