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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers get their turn to question accuser Miriam Haley at #MeToo retrial

Sexual Misconduct-Harvey Weinstein - (2025 Getty Images)

Harvey Weinstein ’s lawyers got their turn Thursday to question a woman who alleges the one-time Hollywood heavyweight held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her nearly two decades ago.

Miriam Haley, testifying for a third day at Weinstein’s retrial, was grilled about her decision to hire a lawyer and go public with her allegations as the #MeToo movement exploded in October 2017.

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