Once all-powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial is set to begin a year after a New York appeals court overturned his conviction.

Harvey Weinstein's retrial started with opening statements on Wednesday in New York City, five years after the original trial was a catalyst in the #MeToo movement.The 73-year-old disgraced movie mogul is being retried on a criminal sex act charge for allegedly forcibly performing oral sex on a production assistant at her apartment in 2006,

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape and sexual assault charges kicked off Wednesday with Manhattan prosecutors sharing details from three accusers, including one who’s just joining the case.