Harvey Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison on a separate conviction for rape.
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by New York's top court, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial.
In a 4-3 ruling on Thursday, the Court of Appeals found that prosecutors were allowed to call witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him.
Its ruling said that meant he was tried on past behaviour and not solely on the crimes he was charged with.
One of the dissenting judges said with the decision, the Appeals Court continues to thwart the steady gains survivors of sexual violence have fought for in the criminal justice system.
Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison for a separate conviction for rape.
Accusations against Weinstein began in 2017 and sparked the #MeToo movement, which exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of the Hollywood film industry and beyond.
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