New York's highest court Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges, a stunning about-face in the case that launched the #MeToo movement.
Here are the key moments in the case:
2017: Scandal erupts
The New York Times publishes a bombshell investigative report featuring numerous on-the-record sexual harassment and assault accusations against Weinstein over a period of nearly three decades.
Actresses Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan are the highest-profile accusers.
The Times reveals that Weinstein reached non-disclosure agreements in exchange for money with at least eight women, to guarantee their silence.
Weinstein apologizes for causing "pain" but flatly denies the allegations, days before the board of The Weinstein Company ousts him.
