Harvey Weinstein at a Manhattan court yesterday for his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges. Photo: Reuters
Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape and sexual assault charges got under way yesterday, as a prosecutor and a defence lawyer offered starkly contrasting explanations for the disgraced movie mogul’s encounters with women who hoped to make it big in Hollywood.
Prosecutor Shannon Lucey told jurors in a New York state court in Manhattan that Weinstein exploited his status as a Hollywood gatekeeper and power broker to prey upon and sexually abuse women, then assured their silence by holding their careers hostage.
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