'Braveheart' actor Mel Gibson will not take the stand and testify in disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's trial after a judge ruled that he was allowed to.
Despite a judge ruling that Mel Gibson can testify inProsecutors revealed Gibson would not be testifying in the case, and were not able to provide any further explanation as to why, according to Variety.The prosecution is slated to rest their case this week.
Crying on the stand, the woman, a massage therapist with famous clients, said after giving Weinstein a massage at his Beverly Hills hotel in 2010, he followed her into the bathroom while she was washing her hands and began masturbating in front of her. The woman said she asked him what he was doing, telling him it was inappropriate and to stop, but he then pushed her against a wall and grabbed her breasts, she added.
Harvey Weinstein is accused of committing sexual battery by restraint against "Jane Doe #3", one of 11 rape and sexual assault counts in the trial against the 70-year-old.
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