A prosecutor told jurors Monday that the stories of the women who will testify that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them told uncannily similar stories of themselves as young aspiring women who were cornered in hotel rooms by a man who defined Hollywood power.
Thompson played a video presentation that showed composite photos of the women, with quotes from prior testimonials displayed. Most were aspiring actors. One was an aspiring screenwriter who thought she was going to pitch a script to “the most powerful man in Hollywood" at the time, Thompson said, referring to Weinstein.
Confusion arose in the courtroom, however, when Thompson during his opening statement made no mention of one accuser who had been set to testify as recently as last week. “Seventeen years ago, when she met the defendant in 2005, she was a powerless actor trying to make her way in Hollywood," Thompson said.
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