A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her twice testified on Tuesday that her claims should not be dismissed because she had on-and-off relationship with the Hollywood mogul
A day after having a panic attack on the witness stand, Jessica Mann returned to court and faced questions from defense attorneys as they dug into her years of communications with Weinstein.Mann has testified that Weinstein, the powerful former movie producer, forced her to do sex acts and raped her twice over the course of what she described as an abusive relationship. His attorneys have suggested in court that Mann had been manipulating him.
The photos were introduced as evidence on Tuesday after Mann said Weinstein had"extreme scarring" and described his genitalia as abnormal and"deformed" during the first day of her testimony last week.Mann burst into heavy sobs on Monday after reading a letter she penned to a former boyfriend in May 2014. She returned to the witness stand after a brief break but could not compose herself.
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