Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York on a charge that he raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann has ended in a mistrial, after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict Weinstein, 74, is expected to remain behind bars due to his convictions in other cases.Weinstein was a top Oscar-winning film producer until sexual misconduct allegations led to his downfall and fuelled a wider social movement that encouraged women to come forward with accounts of sexual abuse by powerful men.His most recent trial centred on Ms Mann's allegation that Weinstein raped her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 while she resisted and repeatedly said "no".It was not immediately clear whether prosecutors would seek to try the case for a fourth time.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office brought the case, said his office was disappointed but respected the jury system.The latest trial was the third time that Jessica Mann took the stand against Weinstein. (AP: Richard Drew)"For nearly a decade, Jessica Mann has fought for justice. Over the course of many weeks during three separate trials, she relived unthinkably painful experiences in front of complete strangers," Mr Bragg said in a statement."We will consider our next steps in consultation with Ms Mann."Defence lawyer Marc Agnifilo told reporters outside the courthouse that he would encourage prosecutors to drop the case, saying nine jurors voted not guilty and three voted guilty."In my view they were lucky to have won over three jurors," Mr Agnifilo said of the prosecutors.First conviction overturnedWeinstein had pleaded not guilty to one count of third-degree rape and has denied assaulting anyone or having non-consensual sex.His lawyers have argued that Ms Mann fabricated the rape allegation after regretting that her consensual romance with Weinstein failed to advance her film career.At his first trial in New York in 2020, Weinstein was convicted of raping Ms Mann and assaulting one-time production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. But the state's highest court overturned the conviction and Weinstein's 23-year prison sentence after concluding he did not get a fair trial.A Manhattan jury then convicted Weinstein of sexually abusing Ms Haley at a trial in June 2025, but found him not guilty of assaulting former model Kaja Sokola.That jury deadlocked on the third-degree rape charge accusing Weinstein of assaulting Ms Mann, leading Justice Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial on that count.The retrial began in April.'Hopelessly deadlocked'During their third day of deliberations on Friday, jurors sent Judge Farber a note saying they were deadlocked. The judge urged them to keep trying to reach a verdict.Judge Farber said outside the presence of the jury that it was clear they were "hopelessly deadlocked" and that there was no reason to keep them any longer.He told lawyers for both sides to return for a hearing on June 25.Juror Josh Hadar, 57, told reporters outside the courthouse that he voted not guilty over what he said were "contradictions" in Ms Mann's testimony.Weinstein was also convicted of rape in California in 2022 and is serving a 16-year prison sentence. He is appealing that conviction and sentence.The Miramax studio co-founder will face up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for abusing Ms Haley.Reuters