Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein's lead attorney, argued today that the female accusers 'need to take responsibility for their actions' and that they're 'in it for their own benefit'
, implored a New York jury on Thursday to exonerate the former movie mogul, arguing that his accusers have shirked responsibility for their own actions.
Weinstein is facing five counts of rape, criminal sex acts, and predatory sexual assault, and could face life in prison if convicted. The prosecution called six women to testify about their alleged assaults, but the case rests largely on the allegations of two of them: aspiring actress-turned-hairdresser, and former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley.
She also noted that Haley is represented by Gloria Allred, and suggested that Haley intends to file a lawsuit. “Civil lawyers give scripts to their clients so that they don’t have to admit to you that they’re looking for money,” Rotunno said.Turning to Mann, Rotunno noted that Mann has acknowledged they were in a consensual relationship. She cited emails that Mann had sent, in which she said things like “Miss you big guy,” and made sure that Weinstein had her new phone number.
“I can understand not calling the police,” she said. “I can understand not calling a friend. But if you believe what she says, what I don’t understand is why she didn’t get a test. If she was as fearful as she claims, wouldn’t she have gone to get an STD test?”
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