Harvey Weinstein’s Accuser Gets Emotional On The Stand

The alleged sexual assault survivor is again on the stand to element her painful expertise by the hands of the producer as his retrial commences.

Harvey Weinstein was hit with a number of sexual assault allegations in 2017 from varied ladies who claimed he abused, raped and sexually harassed them.

Haley grew to become visibly emotional throughout her second testimony relating to the incident wherein she alleged he sexually assaulted her in his Manhattan house.

She went into element concerning the alleged rape incident from 2006, describing how Weinstein had invited her to his Manhattan house. Haley claimed it occurred after he supplied her with a ticket to the premiere of “Clerks II” in Los Angeles, an invite she accepted.

She recollects sitting with the producer on a settee when he abruptly charged at her and tried to kiss her. Haley added that he finally pinned her down and compelled her to a mattress, the place he then raped her.

Haley allegedly knowledgeable Weinstein she was on her interval and had a tampon in, nevertheless it did little to discourage him from pulling out the tampon and continuing with the rape. 

According to TMZ, the accuser famous that she was conscious of what was occurring and the way dangerous it was, however “just decided to check out and endure it.”

Haley  testified that she first met Harvey Weinstein on the 2004 premiere of “The Aviator” in London, the place he helped her safe a place as a manufacturing assistant on “Project Runway.” She talked about that their relationship didn’t flip sexual till the alleged rape in July 2006.

Haley is considered one of three ladies testifying in opposition to Weinstein in his New York retrial, and her testimony aligns along with her earlier account from his authentic trial 5 years prior. In 2020, Weinstein was convicted of sexually abusing the previous manufacturing assistant and actress Jessica Mann.

However, these convictions have been later overturned after an appeals courtroom dominated that his constitutional rights had been violated in the course of the trial. Now, prosecutors are pursuing one other case in opposition to him whereas he maintains his not-guilty plea.

On April 18, The Blast shared {that a} decide accredited Weinstein’s request to be transferred from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital forward of his retrial listening to.

The former movie producer sought this transfer resulting from issues over poor residing situations and the mishandling of his well being points whereas in jail. His legal professional, Imran Ansari, together with jail marketing consultant Craig Rothfeld, efficiently argued for the switch, which was granted on April 17. 

Weinstein was billed to stay at Bellevue till his listening to, scheduled for April 24 at 2:15 PM ET. This retrial comes after his 2020 rape conviction in New York was overturned following a profitable enchantment.

The allegations in opposition to Weinstein sparked bigger agitations towards justice for victims of sexual abuse within the movie trade and workplaces. It ignited the #MeToo Movement and what has been termed the “Weinstein effect,” as quite a few different influential males confronted accusations of comparable misconduct.

Weinstein additionally requested $5 million in damages from the Bellevue Medical Center. Despite having a historical past of therapy at Bellevue over the previous 12 months, he included them as a part of his declare.

The filmmaker criticized the hospital for discharging him again to jail earlier than he absolutely recovered. Weinstein’s authorized crew argued that his expertise in jail has precipitated him each bodily and psychological hurt.

His attorneys additionally attributed his struggling to the poor residing situations at Rikers Island. The petition’s implications prolong to the City of New York and its companies, as Weinstein argued for compensation resulting from what he describes as “horrific” therapy.