Los Angeles, California - Harvey Weinstein's motion to have the hefty 16-year prison sentence for his rape conviction was rejected, with the disgraced mogul now facing a new sentencing.

On Friday, a three-judge panel dismissed the convicted sex offender's bid and ordered that a lower court judge resentence him.

Weinstein, the face of the #MeToo scandal, was found guilty of sexually assaulting an actor-model at the Los Angeles-Italia Film Festival.

For the 74-year-old's appeal, his lawyers argued that the trial judge withheld evidence that would have undermined the victim's credibility.

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The panel ruled that Weinstein's attorneys failed to adhere to the state's rape shield law, which protects sex assault accusers from defense questions about past sexual conduct, per Variety.

This latest development in Weinstein's legal saga comes after New York prosecutors just dropped a 2013 sexual assault case against the former film producer.

Weinstein's representative, Juda Engelmayer, said that he was "disappointed" in the ruling and insisted that the fight was far from over as the former Miramax founder awaits sentencing for sexually assaulting ex-Project Runway assistant, Miriam Haley.