Harvey Weinstein is ready to proceed with the retrial of the rape charge brought by Jessica Mann, and is, at this point, not ready to plead guilty to the charge, according to his attorneys.

“He doesn’t want the word rape associated with him,” attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse Wednesday.

In June, Weinstein was convicted of one count of criminal assault in against former Project Runway assistant Miriam Haley, but not guilty of criminal sexual assault against former model Kaja Sokola.

Harvey Weinstein is ready to proceed with the retrial of the rape charge brought by Jessica Mann, and is, at this point, not ready to plead guilty to the charge, according to his attorneys.

“He doesn’t want the word rape associated with him,” attorney Arthur Aidala

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