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Rape accuser Jessica Mann testifies against Harvey Weinstein for a third time

On Monday, Mann returned to the witness stand for a third time to testify against Harvey Weinstein regarding an alleged 2013 rape in Manhattan, following legal switchbacks that overturned his 2020 conviction.
Mann, an aspiring actor from Washington who moved to Los Angeles, met the Oscar-winning producer in 2013, initially believing she had made a professional connection despite his uninvited sexual overtures.
Testimony revealed the 2013 hotel encounter where Mann stated Weinstein slammed the door shut and raped her after she said "no," and she recalled him telling her, "He said I was really pretty, prettier than Natalie Portman."
Emails sent over roughly four years showed Mann telling Weinstein, "There is no one else I would enjoy catching up with that understands me quite like you," though she described their relationship as involving jumbled feelings.
Weinstein denies all sexual assault allegations, and his lawyers characterize Mann as a willing participant who turned on him for gain, while she stated, "I am ready, willing and able to endure this as many times as it takes.

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