The former co-chairman of the Winstein Company, Harvey Wenstein, New York, is seen at the Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, May 19, 2025 in the US. Photo Credit: Reuters
Harvey Venstein’s gamblers of sex crimes heard a woman on Monday, who said that her consent with former film Mogul got into rape.
Many times, “he valued me so much,” said Jessica Mann, but when he was not told, “The demon side would come out.”
The final is the last of the three accused to testify in the case case, and of course with Venstein with the most complex history. The 73 -year -old has requested not to be guilty for all allegations and maintained that he has never sexually harassed or raped anyone.
Cosmetologist and hairstylist, Mann, said that she met Winstein in late 2012 or at a party in early 2013, when she was 27 years old and recently moved to Los Angeles to try to launch an acting career.
He said that he took interest in his ambitions, and he had some follow-up meetings that were alternately between professional talk and boundary-threatening, especially a request for a massage that Mann said that he had given to the pre-studio boss untouched. Wenstein invited her to an Oscar bash, which was new to man, Hollywood glitz, participated in her high-school prom dress.
She said that she was not attracted to Vensteten and initially denied her first sexual advance, but eventually succumbed to her to have oral sex because Winstein said she would not let her leave her until she “does something.” Although she felt confused and “impure”, she still agreed to encounter the then married man, she said.
Partly, she was concerned about the professional results of separating a powerful producer, which threatened the possibility of film roles. He also remembered thinking that “if I was in a relationship, it would probably look different,” and that “maybe he liked me.”
Mann, 39, said, “I just thought that it would probably relieve pain.”
In March 2013, he traveled to New York with a friend. He said that after planning a breakfast with Veenstein, he quickly showed and found a room in Mann’s hotel on his protests.
Crying and wiping her eyes at the witness stand, she said she went up with Venstein to try to avoid a public logic and said to her, “I don’t want to do it,” but she closed the door because she tried to leave.
After Venstein, he demanded and grabbed his arms, he said, “He just gave up.” Maan said that she had sex with her then-after that, she believes, injected herself with an erection-pramoting medicine that she later found in the bathroom waste.
As he said, Venstein quietly consulted one of his lawyers, then looked at the judge’s back.
Maan did not tell anyone about the alleged rape. He said on Monday that he suspected that he would believe and would be reprimanded by a well -associated Venstein.
In the coming months, he told him about a possible film part – he arranged an audition, which did not go anywhere – and told him that he appreciated “All You Do Do Me” according to the email shown to the gamblers. He also sent him his new phone number, praised him, which he heard about him, and asked if he would be in Los Angeles for his birthday.
“I reduced the part of Harvey that was hurting me,” he said, saying that he had “good aspects.” The flattery and friendship “kept peace,” he said, while he politely tried to keep a subtle distance by demolishing some invitations or by delaying the gate-tooths.
According to the email shown in the court, he also wanted to send a package in summer. Messages did not specify the contents of the packet; Mann said that it had cash, and although it broke, she was “not for sale.”
Wenstein’s lawyers have not yet taken a question to question them. During last month’s statement, defense lawyer Arthur Edala said that Mann had a “a mutually beneficial relationship” with the former filmmaker in the hope of “cutting line” for an acting career.
Once after Hollywood’s heavy-Hitter, Vensteten became a symbol of sexual misconduct after revealing allegations of media reports in 2017 and promoted the #MeToo movement.
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He was later convicted of various sexual offenses in both New York and California. But he is prosecuting again as an appeal court found that his New York test was fired by prejudice testimony and overturned that sentence. He accused Man of raping Man and forcing two other women separately in 2006.
Published – May 20, 2025 06:00 PM IST
