Nearly a year after a New York jury found former Hollywood powerhouse Harvey Weinstein guilty of a criminal sexual act against his ex-assistant Miriam Haley, the disgraced entertainment mogul has been formally sentenced to an additional 15 years behind bars. The sentencing hearing, held in June 2026, brought forward searing testimony from the survivor, who laid bare the long-term harm inflicted by the assault. In her emotional victim impact statement delivered directly to the court, Haley explained the violence has left a permanent, devastating mark on her daily life and her fundamental sense of personal safety that may never fully heal. Wheelchair-bound during the court proceedings, Weinstein repeated his longstanding denial of the allegations against him, but offered a vague apology to “anyone I may have hurt by my actions”. This new sentence stacks on top of a 23-year prison term Weinstein is already serving for separate rape and sexual assault convictions in another high-profile criminal case, extending his total expected time in custody by more than a decade. The conviction and sentencing mark another major milestone in the reckoning over sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry that sparked the global #MeToo movement, holding one of the most high-profile accused perpetrators accountable for additional offenses.