Weinstein accuser recounts alleged rape

One of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers again told a New York court on Wednesday that he raped her, five years after testifying in the disgraced Hollywood producer's original sexual assault trial.

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Miriam Haley, 48, is among dozens of women who have accused Weinstein of harassment, sexual assault, or rape — a list that includes Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd. Their accounts helped ignite the #MeToo movement.

Weinstein’s 2020 convictions on charges relating to Ms Haley and aspiring actress Jessica Mann were overturned last year by the New York Court of Appeals, which ruled that the handling of witness testimony in the original trial had been unlawful.

Back in a Manhattan courtroom, Ms Haley once again tearfully recounted the day in July 2006 when she says she accepted an invitation to visit Weinstein’s Soho apartment. At the time, she was a showbiz production assistant looking for work.

She had previously rebuffed Weinstein’s advances, but having just completed a contract on a television show produced by his company, she was in search of her next role.