Lawyers for former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein are requesting his impending criminal trial be moved out of New York City, arguing he can't get a fair trial due to a large media presence in the city.

"It is safe to say that New York City is the least likely place on earth where Mr. Weinstein could receive a fair trial, where jurors could hear evidence, deliberate, and render a verdict in an atmosphere free of intimidation from pressure to deliver a result that the politicians, the activists, the celebrities and the media demand," Weinstein's defense attorney Arthur Aidala wrote in a New York state appellate court filing.

The filing also said that Manhattan is at the center of the "Me Too" movement, which gained prominence after a handful of women came forward to accuse Weinstein of sexual assault and rape in stories published in The New York Times and The New Yorker in late 2017.

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"It is difficult to conceive of a similar case in recent memory that has generated more inflammatory press coverage," Aidala wrote.

Aidala suggested the trial be relocated to Albany County in upstate New York or Suffolk County on Long Island.

Weinstein was considered one of the most powerful men in Hollywood as co-founder of Miramax Studios.

He faces rape and sexual assault charges. He has pleaded not guilty while denying all claims against him.

He is currently free on $1 million bail.

The trial is set to begin Sept. 9.