Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Los Angeles court on Thursday, where he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping a woman in 2013.

Judge Lisa B. Lench denied the disgraced movie mogul’s request for a new trial before the victim Jane Doe 1, only identified as an Italian model, gave a statement.

In a rare statement, Weinstein spoke to the court before the sentence was handed down.

He said: “I maintain my innocence. I don’t know this woman.

“This is about money. This is what happens when there is a cottage industry of lawyers. She had every opportunity to report this to police.

“This is another story and with all due respect, Jane Doe 1 is an actress and can turn her tears on.”

During her testimony at the trial, Jane Doe 1 said Weinstein bullied his way into her room at the Mr. C Hotel in February 2013 then forced her to orally copulate him. She said Weinstein then pulled her into the bathroom where he raped her.

Weinstein’s attorneys argued their client should get a new trial because Jane Doe allegedly had the financial motivation to testify against the former Hollywood mogul.

It took a jury 10 days of deliberation and 41 hours of debate before they reached a guilty verdict against Weinstein for forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object of Jane Doe 1.

A mistrial was declared on the other charges against Weinstein involving Jane Doe 2, who had been previously identified as actress and screenwriter Lauren Young, and Jane Doe 4— Jennifer Sibel Newsom — the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Weinstein was found not guilty of sexual battery by restraint of Jane Doe 3, a massage therapist who had ties to Mel Gibson.

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