Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of Gavin Newsom, burst into tears a few minutes into her testimony Monday.
Siebel Newsom spent 15 minutes on the stand in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom before a lunch break, becoming the fourth woman Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulting to testify at the former movie magnate’s trial.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Weinstein’s lawyers say the two had consensual sex and that she sought to use the powerful producer to advance her career. She said Weinstein, then at the height of his Hollywood power, was “the kingmaker” to those in the room. The AP does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they have come forward publicly.
“Otherwise,” Werksman said, “she’d be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead in Hollywood.” “I always had known her to be positive, upbeat, looks you in the eye, lovely energy,” Zuniga said, but here “she seemed upset, squirmy, agitated.”
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