A woman who worked as a professional massage therapist testified in court Wednesday against former film producer Harvey Weinstein.
The woman testified that Weinstein demanded that she look at his genitalia and ordered her to comment on its size, and that she was"terrified'' and thought she was"about to get raped.'' She said Weinstein pushed her against a wall, started to put his hand under her bra and ignored her requests to stop and leave her alone.
Outside the jury's presence Tuesday, defense attorney Mark Werksman complained to Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench that the prosecution has a"legal and ethical duty if they know they cannot make charges in a case toThe prosecutor countered that"Jane Doe #5'' is"still a possibility,'' with the judge subsequently refusing to dismiss the charges involving that woman or to force the prosecution to dismiss them.
"I freaked out,'' she said, telling jurors that she asked Gibson why he would ever want to work with Weinstein and that Gibson was the"first person that I finally opened up about what had happened.'' The panel is also expected to hear from two other alleged victims, who are referred to in the indictment only as"Jane Doe #2'' and"Jane Doe #4'' The prosecutor told jurors that Jane Doe #4 -- is now married to California's governor and showed a photo of Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, but said she was a"powerless actor trying to make her way in Hollywood'' when she met Weinstein 17 years ago.
Weinstein began his entertainment career as a concert promoter and then, with his brother Bob, created Miramax Films, which produced a number of"iconic and award-winning films'' including"Pulp Fiction,''"The English Patient,''"Good Will Hunting'' and"Shakespeare In Love,'' among others, the prosecutor noted. The movies launched the careers of Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Quentin Tarantino and Gwyneth Paltrow, Thompson said.
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