WATCH: Harvey Weinstein arrives on walker for start of rape trial as new charges surface in LA

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Harvey Weinstein has appeared at New York's supreme court for the first day of his rape trial looking frail and somewhat dishevelled. His team say the walker is the result of recent back surgery.

The 67-year-old Hollywood producer is facing five charges including rape and sexual assault involving two women, which he denies.

What did come as a surprise was news that he was charged in Los Angeles on Monday with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in 2013.

Watch this report from Sky News for the full story.