NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to reject Harvey Weinstein ’s claims that his June sexual assault conviction was marred by threats and bullying among jurors.

The disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers submitted affidavits last month from two members of the jury who said they regretted voting to convict and only did so because other jurors bullied them during five contentious days of deliberations.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office said the claims were “inconsistent and implausible” and gave no legal basis to overturn his conviction.

One juror who alleged seeing “threats” and “intimidation” had earlier told the judge he only saw “playground stuff,” prosecutors said. Immediately after the trial, the juror told reporters, “it’s not like a fight was going to break out

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