Harvey Weinstein’s first accuser testifies to the trial

Harvey Weinstein remained marble, shaking his head. This Wednesday, April 30, former production assistant Miriam Haley told jurors the sexual assault she would have suffered in 2006 from the famous Hollywood producer of 73 years.

The American cinema magnate would have immobilized her on a bed even though she would have shouted “No, no, that won’t be happening”. For the one that the press calls «Mimi»that day, “The unthinkable happened”she said at the helm, tears in her eyes.

“I realized that he did not take me at all seriously”

This is the first time that one of the three accusers of Harvey Weinstein has testified since the cancellation of his conviction to 23 years in prison. In 2024, believing that the 2020 trial had not been equitable, the highest court in New York State had claimed the holding of a new trial. The New York Court of Appeal had, in fact, considered that the court had made the mistake of allowing women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, without …