A model-actress testified in court Tuesday in the trial against former film producer Harvey Weinstein saying she “wanted to die” during an alleged sexual assault that occurred nearly a decade ago.
Weinstein is charged with three counts -- forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object -- involving the alleged attack on the woman in February 2013. She told jurors she received an unsolicited visit from Weinstein purportedly to talk with her in her hotel room and that she didn't know how he found out where she was staying under a pseudonym.
Weinstein, now 70, was indicted on 11 charges -- including forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by a foreign object and sexual battery by restraint -- involving five women. But the prosecutor made no mention of Jane Doe #5, who is named in four of the counts in the grand jury's indictment, and the status of those charges was not immediately available.
At the start of her second day on the stand,"Jane Doe #1'' said she was not feeling good and wanted to"apologize'' for her"breakdown'' Monday on the stand that resulted in her testimony being halted for the day. The woman contended that she didn't know when they were first introduced what his social status was and had heard of movies such as"Pulp Fiction,''"Shakespeare In Love'' and"The English Patient,'' but"didn't know he was behind these movies.
Weinstein began his entertainment career as a concert promoter and then, with his brother Bob, created Miramax Films, which produced a number of"iconic and award-winning films'' including"Pulp Fiction,''"The English Patient,''"Good Will Hunting'' and"Shakespeare In Love,'' among others, the prosecutor noted.
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