Harvey Weinstein accused of $1.75M smear campaign as he learns his fate in NYC sex crimes case

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein grovelled for "mercy" during his sentencing in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday — where prosecutors revealed his alleged plot to pay a podcaster $1.75 million to smear his victims.

The decrepit 74-year-old ex-Miramax mogul had no visible reaction as Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber slapped him with 15 years behind bars, calling Weinstein a "sexual predator" who took advantage of his "insatiable appetite for sexual dominance."

"I am not a perfect person. I am a person who has made mistakes," the disgraced Hollywood honcho claimed, before learning his fate on his 2025 conviction for sexually assaulting former TV production assistant Miriam "Mimi" Haley two decades ago.