HARVEY Weinstein will not face indecent assault charges in the UK after prosecutors dropped a criminal probe.
The disgraced producer was accused of assaulting a woman in London.
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Scotland Yard passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service over two offences that allegedly took place in 1996.
The CPS previously confirmed it would be charging Weinstein with indecent assault but have now dropped the probe.
Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence in this case, the CPS has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein.
“The CPS has a duty to keep all cases under continuous review and we have decided that there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.
“We have explained our decision to all parties.
“We would always encourage any potential victims of sexual assault to come forward and report to police and we will prosecute wherever our legal test is met.”
Police revealed in 2022 they were investigating sex assault allegations committed by Weinstein over several decades in the UK.
Weinstein and his brother Bob co-founded Miramax, which produced films including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love and Sex, Lies, and Videotape.
After leaving Miramax, the brothers founded The Weinstein Company.
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