Los Angeles, June 27 -- An appeals court has upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles while ordering a lower court to resentence the former film producer after developments in his separate New York case affected the basis of his original sentence.

On Friday, a three-judge appeals panel rejected Weinstein's attempt to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting a model during the LA-Italia Film Festival. However, as per Variety, the court ruled that he must be resentenced after his previous sexual assault conviction in New York, which had been used to justify part of his California sentence, was later overturned

Weinstein, 74, was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. During the appeal, his legal...