Jennifer Siebel Newsom takes the stand at Harvey Weinstein trial: 'He's staring at me'
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is expected to take the witness stand in the trial of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, burst into tears a few minutes into her testimony Monday when asked to identify Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand at his trial.
The 48-year-old Siebel Newsom was "a powerless actor trying to make her way in Hollywood" in 2005 when Weinstein raped her during what she thought was going to be a meeting to discuss her career at a Beverly Hills hotel, Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson said during the trial's opening statements.
Siebel Newsom said a crowd of people in a hotel lobby area seemed to clear as he approached her: "It felt like the red sea was parting," she testified. "I don't know if it was deference or fear." Weinstein has had many famous accusers, including A-list actors, since he became a magnet for the #MeToo movement in 2017. But none of the women telling their stories at the Los Angeles trial have had anywhere near the prominence of Siebel Newsom, first partner to the man who last week sailed to a second term as governor of the nation's most populous state and may make a run for the White House.
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