Weinstein, who is facing six charges, involving three different women, has pleaded not guilty to all of them.

His lawyers have said that the mails their client received from one of accuser, after she alleged rape, clearly showed that it was consensual sex and not forceful.

"These communications irrefutably reflect the true nature of this consensual intimate friendship, which never at any time included a forcible rape," the lawyers said.

The alleged sexual abuse took place on Mar 18, 2013, before and after which Weinstein had received e-mails from the accuser.

"I hope to see you sooner rather than later," the acuser wrote on 11 April 2013, followed by "I appreciate all you do for me", sent the next day.

"I love you, always do," she wrote on February 8, 2017. "But I hate feeling like a booty call. :)"

Sharing some of the e-mails received by their client, Weinstein, after the alleged rape, the lawyers said: "This [motion] is not to ignore that rape can occur in relationships such as an abusive marriage or where the parties have been dating each other for a time."

The accuser is yet to release a statement following the recent development.

Weinstein, a top notch Hollywood producer, was one of the first men to be accused of sexually exploiting colleagues and workers. As more and more people came forward with their stories, it slowly snowballed into the Time'sUp and MeToo movement.

Several others, including Oscar winners Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman too were named in the aftermath of the event.

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