The 12 person jury—consisting of three women and nine men—were shown 30 photos of and reports on Harvey Weinstein's genitalia and the surrounding area, in a private room in the Los Angeles Superior courthouse.
and the surrounding area, which prosecutors said endured severe scarring and alterations after a 1999 surgery for a bout of gangrene.
The woman, identified in court as Jane Doe 1, told jurors that Weinstein had “problems with testicles” and noted that it was “part of him.” Defense attorney Alan Jackson said Wednesday that by the time of the alleged incident, Weinstein’s testicles had been surgically relocated to his inner thighs in the surgery.
The woman, identified in court as Ashley M., spent the second day on the stand Friday detailing the alleged assault, which she said occurred while Weinstein’s assistant was on the other side of a hotel room door. She told Los Angeles Superior Court jurors that after luring her to the hotel under the guise of discussing future career projects, Weinstein aggressively began to take off her clothes, before eventually straddling her, groping her, and ejaculating on her breasts and face.
On Thursday, Ashley M. recounted to jurors that she was excited to learn in 2002 that she landed the role as the “body double” for the Dirty Dancing sequel. She said she was in Puerto Rico for a week for the Miramax film. She said she met Weinstein one day on set and he soon suggested they go on a walk outside together.
During cross-examination on Friday, defense attorney Mark Werkesman asked the woman whether Weinstein was “deterred at all by the fact” that she was engaged. Ashley M. replied no, saying that after someone approached her during the conversation to bring her back to set, Weinstein said “he would be there waiting.”