A false memory expert testified for the defence on Friday 7 February. Dr Elizabeth Lofus, who wrote the book ‘Witness for the Defence’ testified about the malleability of memory and about how susceptible the human brain is to misremembering events, particularly as time passes. Dr Loftus has testified, mainly for the defence, in many celebrity… Read more

Weinstein defence called first witness who said he had a “sex addiction.” Paul Feldsher , a former talent agent and producer, testified that he has known Weinstein for more than 30 years and had been in touch with him regularly since 2017. He also told the court that he’d been close friends with Annabella Sciorra… Read more

The court heard further evidence of Harvey Weinstein’s deformed genitals when the final victim, Lauren Young, testified against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday. Lauren graphically described how Weinstein lured her into a hotel bathroom, grabbed her breast and masturbated in front of her when she was trapped in the bathroom. Lauren said that she was invited… Read more

Giving evidence for a third day the victim told the court “I want the jury to know, he is my rapist.’ This was the victim’s emphatic response to Donna Rotunno’s questioning her about an e-mail she sent in 2016 to Weinstein, thanking him. Rotunno asked why she would take favours from “her rapist.” Weinstein’s lawyers… Read more

Donna Rotunno cross examines the victim and says ‘you could have just walked away’ on Monday, driving her to tears on week five of Harvey Weinstein’s trial. The victim broke down in tears throughout Rotunno’s exhaustive and accusatory cross examination. That didn’t stop Rotunno from attempting to paint the victim as a manipulative opportunist, repeatedly… Read more