Harvey Weinstein rape trial defense seeks to undermine accusers through their ex-friends

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NEW YORK — A former friend of Jessica Mann, one of two woman who accuse former movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, testified on Monday that Mann did not seem in distress on the day of the alleged attack and described Weinstein as a “soulmate.”

The former producer, who was behind films including “The English Patient” and “Shakespeare in Love,” has denied any nonconsensual sex. Maia testified that Mann “spoke highly” of Weinstein during the relationship, even calling him her “spiritual soulmate” at one point. In response to follow-up questioning by Weinstein’s lead lawyer, Donna Rotunno, Maia denied that her falling out with Mann had anything to do with her testimony.The defense https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-defense/weinstein-rape-trial-shows-metoo-accusers-should-prepare-for-courtroom-grilling-idUSKBN20415C then called another witness, Mexican-born social media influencer Claudia Salinas, who was friendly with another one of Weinstein’s accusers, Lauren Young.

“If I said that, I was suggesting that it could have happened but that doesn’t mean that I was there,” she said.

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