The woman at the center of Harvey Weinstein’s repeatedly retried rape case has told jurors for the third time that the former Hollywood honcho trapped her in a New York hotel room and assaulted her in 2013. Jessica Mann testified through sobs Tuesday that she repeatedly said no, and she tried to leave the room, but in her words, “he just treated me like he owned me.” Weinstein looked on steadily in court as she spoke. He denies the allegation. His lawyers haven’t yet had their chance to question Mann at this retrial but have argued that everything that happened between the two was consensual.
A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 2013 is testifying for the third time against the former movie magnate. Jessica Mann took the witness stand Monday at Weinstein's latest retrial. It's happening after his initial, 2020 conviction was overturned, and then a jury failed to decide the rape charge during a retrial last year. Weinstein denies the allegation and has said he never assaulted anyone. The woman has said she's “ready, willing and able” to testify as many times as it takes.