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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Peltz

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers question his accuser at his rape retrial

Sexual Misconduct Harvey Weinstein - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Harvey Weinstein 's lawyers questioned his accuser at his rape retrial Thursday, making clear they planned to explore her conflicted feelings and complex history with the onetime Hollywood powerbroker.

It's the third time Jessica Mann has had to answer his lawyers' questions in a New York court. But different attorneys are now defending the ex-studio boss whose downfall powered the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. It remains to be seen whether their inquiries will hit the emotional boiling points of Mann's prior cross-examinations.

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