Harvey Weinstein arrives in court (Mark Lennihan/AP)
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to an indictment that adds two new charges of predatory sexual assault to his upcoming New York trial.
Weinstein entered the plea on Monday in a Manhattan courtroom.
Prosecutors had said the new indictment was needed to lay the legal foundation for Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra to give evidence against Weinstein.
Harvey Weinstein arrives for his hearing (Mark Lennihan/AP)
She claims he raped her in 1993.
Court papers filed by the defence called it an “11th-hour manoeuvre” that “raises significant legal issues” that could delay a trial now scheduled to begin early next month by several weeks.
Weinstein’s lawyers also are seeking to get his trial moved out of New York City because of a blizzard of pre-trial publicity.
Weinstein has denied all accusations of non-consensual sex.
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