A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein's bid to throw out the most serious charges in his sexual assault case.
The former high-powered Hollywood producer is accused of raping a woman in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His lawyers recently objected to two of the counts - predatory sexual assault, which carries a maximum life sentence.
Other rulings made public on Wednesday also went against the movie mogul.
Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Source: Getty Images North America
Judge James Burke rejected Weinstein's claim that emails obtained from his movie studio were private.
The judge also denied Weinstein access to the personnel file of a police detective whose alleged witness coaching led prosecutors to drop a charge last year.
Weinstein's spokesman said his lawyers did not have an immediate comment.
