Harvey Weinstein's lawyer delivered closing arguments in the trial of the former Hollywood producer, taking aim at the credibility of the women who accused him of sexual assault
NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein on Thursday took aim at the credibility of the women accusing the former movie producer of sexual assault and urged jurors in the closing arguments of his New York trial to acquit him.
“Historically, you are the last line of defense in this country from the overzealous media, from the overzealous prosecution,” she said. The former producer, who was behind films including “The English Patient” and “Shakespeare in Love,” has denied any nonconsensual sex. Haleyi testified at trial that Weinstein forced oral sex on her in his home in 2006. Some time later, she said, she went to see him in a hotel in an effort to “regain some sort of power.” Weinstein pulled her onto a bed and had sex with her, Haleyi testified.
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