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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 New York prosecutors said Thursday they\u2019ll drop a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein<\/a>, instead of trying the former movie mogul for a fourth time in the #MeToo-era case. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Weinstein still stands convicted of another sexual felony<\/a> in New York and others in California<\/a>, and he is still behind bars. But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction<\/a> followed by two hung juries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Oscar-winning producer denies all the accusations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The rape charge concerned an allegation that he raped hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann<\/a> in a Manhattan hotel in 2013. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mann has testified that she also had a consensual, on-and-off relationship with Weinstein, who was married at the time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n But she told jurors she repeatedly tried to leave and said no<\/a> to any sexual activity as he cornered her in the hotel room. She said he persevered, demanding that she undress and grabbing her arms, until she was afraid to keep protesting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAfter a lot of thought and reflection, I have chosen not to proceed with a fourth trial against Harvey Weinstein,\u201d Mann wrote in a letter that a prosecutor read to the court. \u201cIt was clear to me at this last trial I could no longer endure going through this any longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The most recent trial took a visible toll on Mann, 40, who testified for five days and was questioned for the first time about a diary-like, soul-baring note<\/a> she wrote two days after the alleged rape, which the note did not mention. At one point during her testimony, Mann said she was struggling to focus<\/a>, prompting court to wrap up early for the day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The 74-year-old Weinstein, meanwhile, reported chest pains during deliberations<\/a>, spurring another early end to court. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said Thursday that prosecutors believe Mann and hail her \u201cbravery, strength, courage and inspiration\u201d to other survivors, but given her feelings about proceeding, \u201cdismissal is appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Weinstein was one of the movie industry\u2019s most powerful figures, a producer of such tastemakers and hits as \u201cShakespeare in Love,\u201d \u201cPulp Fiction\u201d and \u201cChocolat.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Then a series of sexual misconduct allegations<\/a> against him became public in 2017, fueling the #MeToo campaign<\/a> for accountability and eventually leading to criminal charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Weinstein was convicted<\/a> in 2020 of raping Mann. Then an appeals court overturned that verdict<\/a> for reasons unrelated to her testimony. Jury deliberations broke down<\/a> at a 2025 retrial, and jurors deadlocked again<\/a> at another retrial<\/a> this spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The rape charge in this case was a low-level felony punishable by up to four years in prison \u2014 less time than Weinstein already has served. He faces considerably longer sentences on the separate sex crime charges that produced convictions in New York and Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n