Harvey Weinstein Recounts Regrets in Rikers Call: New York Brief

April 14, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

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Weinstein Weighs Taking Stand at Retrial

Harvey Weinstein has regrets.

On the eve of his New York rape retrial, he rang from Rikers to name a few: He regrets not testifying at his prior trial; he regrets cheating on his wife, he said; and he “never should have been with these women in the first place,” he said of the women who have accused him of sex crimes.

He also might regret calling me: “I’m doing an ...

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