Harvey Weinstein's defense team scored seemingly direct hits on the prosecution's case against him on Monday, as two key witnesses challenged the claims made by two of his main accusers
Harvey Weinstein's defense team scored seemingly direct hits on the prosecution's case against him on Monday, as two key witnesses challenged the claims made by two of his main accusers.Annabella Sciorra
While Mann and Weinstein were in the other room, Maia sat on a couch watching television. The pair exited after about 10 minutes, she said. Generally speaking, Mann "spoke highly" of Weinstein, Maia testified on Monday. "She seemed to really like him as a person. .. She said a few times that he was like her spiritual soulmate. She would say that he’s a wonderful person. ... She was always saying good things about him. She never said anything bad."
The most explosive witness of the day was Mexican social media influencer Claudia Salinas. Lauren Young, one of six accusers who has testified during the trial that Weinstein sexually assaulted her, told jurors on Feb. 5 that Salinas waited outside a hotel bathroom while Weinstein groped her and masturbated. Young testified that she shot Salinas a dirty look as she exited the bathroom, trailing the nude Weinstein.
Salinas also denied Young's contention that she had encouraged the model to bring a script to the Montage Beverly Hills hotel to show it to Weinstein.
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