A judge granted a request from the Manhattan district attorney’s office to call Dawn Hughes, a psychologist with expertise in traumatic stress and domestic violence.

Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday ahead of his retrial, which is scheduled to start in just over a month.

N EW YORK — Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who was not a part of the first case.

Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber said his rulings on permissible Molinaux evidence in the case will be kept under wraps until the protective order is lifted.

The disgraced movie producer was at a hearing in Manhattan criminal court when he exposed a gappy grin. Courtroom photos showed Weinstein, who has been undergoing treatment for bone marrow cancer, laughing while sitting next to his lawyer,

New York's Court of Appeals threw out Weinstein's conviction last year, setting the stage for a retrial starting April 15 in state court in Manhattan. How the retrial will play out began to take shape Wednesday as Judge Curtis Farber ruled on a number of outstanding issues.