Those of you who have been writing to me to say how sorry you feel for poor Harvey Weinstein — as it turns out, not all of the former producer’s defenders are on his payroll — will be relieved to hear that he is bearing up admirably under the strain of his second rape trial.
In fact, Weinstein could not contain his glee in court in Los Angeles on Thursday. As his attorney, Alan Jackson, ridiculed one of his four accusers’ testimony during closing arguments, the defendant let out a full-on belly laugh.
The woman had testified that Weinstein seemed to have locked her in his hotel suite bathroom to keep her from bolting. And hotel bathrooms, it’s true, do not lock from the outside. So either she had a) panicked as Weinstein held the door shut b) panicked as he didn’t hold the door shut or c) is telling an incredibly stupid lie. Because, again, we all know that hotel bathrooms don’t lock from the outside.
