Final Harvey Weinstein Accuser Testifies in New York Retrial, Says Consensual Relationship Descended Into Rape
Jessica Mann, the last of three women to take the stand in the New York retrial of Harvey Weinstein, told the jury Monday that what started as a reluctant but consensual sexual relationship with the disgraced movie mogul eventually spiraled into instances of rape.
A cosmetologist and hairstylist, Mann said she was in her mid-20s and had just moved to Los Angeles to try to launch an acting career in late 2012 when she met Weinstein at a party, where she said the producer – then in his early 60s – took an interest in her career, the Associated Press reported.
She said follow-up meetings included professional discussions but descended into boundary-testing, beginning with a request for a massage, which she agreed to despite that she was not attracted to Weinstein.
She said Weinstein took her to awards-season parties – to which she wore dress from her high school prom – and first refused his initial sexual advances when she went up to his Beverly Hills hotel room in 2013 to discuss a script.
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