Say What! Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To 11 Sexual Assault Charges In California

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court, on February 24, 2020 in New York City. - The jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial hinted it was struggling to reach agreement on the most serious charge of predatory sexual assault as day four of deliberations ended February 21, 2020 without a verdict. The 12 jurors asked New York state Judge James Burke whether they could be hung on one or both of the top counts but unanimous on the three lesser counts. The disgraced movie mogul, 67, faces life in prison if the jury of seven men and five women convict him of a variety of sexual misconduct charges in New York. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To 11 Sexual Assault Charges In California

Harvey Weinstein is back at it again and trying to get his get out of jail free card!

Early Wednesday, Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom to 11 sexual assault charges. The plea was entered by his attorney Mark Werksman.

The disgraced mogul is facing four counts of rape and seven sexual assault counts that took place between 2004 and 2013. The formal charges include four counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count of sexual penetration by use of force.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Los Angeles County district attorney, George Gascón, said, “Anyone who abuses their power and influence to prey upon others will be brought to justice.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 21: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein’s attorney Mark Werksman speaks with the press after Weinstein’s arraignment at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on sex-related charges involving five women after being extradited from New York to Los Angeles, on July 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The 69-year old convicted sex offender faces incarceration for up to 140 years if found guilty in the California courts. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

RELATED: Harvey Weinstein Charged With Six Additional Counts Of Sexual Assault

As we reported, Weinstein is appealing his convictions and denies all of the allegations. He is also appealing his New York conviction, but, his case isn’t as straightforward as Bill Cosby who was released earlier this month.

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