Harvey Weinstein gave his first interview in eight years to conservative podcaster Candace Owens on Tuesday, defending himself over a videoconference link from Rikers Island prison where the disgraced movie mogul is being held as he undergoes retrial for rape and sexual assault.

Harvey Weinstein continued to proclaim his innocence on Candace Owens' show amid his retrial on a rape charge and two criminal sexual acts. The interview, which Owens, a far-right political commentator,

The charges include allegations from Miriam Haley, who claims Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her in 2006, and Kaja Sokola, who says she endured a similar assault the same year.

Jessica Mann is one of three women who have testified against former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in his sex crimes retrial.

Jurors at Harvey Weinstein 's sex crimes retrial heard Monday from a woman who said her consensual relationship with the ex-movie mogul descended into rape. At times, “he validated me so much,” Jessica Mann said,

Jessica Mann, the third and final accuser to testify in Harvey Weinstein ‘s New York retrial, returned to the stand on Tuesday to detail an alleged rape that she said occurred nine months after the charges he now faces.