Over the last six weeks, the Los Angeles courtroom has heard accounts from four Jane Does which, unfortunately, included more disfigured genitalia discourse.
, as one even slightly familiar with his crimes would predict, has not only repeatedly proven difficult to stomach, but crystallized many of Weinstein’s predatory patterns—ranging from inviting and entrapping women in hotel rooms under the guise of professional meetings, to violently assaulting and masturbating in front of them.
At the start of the trial Jane Doe 1, who was working as a model and actor when she briefly met Weinstein in Rome,he showed up unexpectedly at her hotel room door and forced his way in. She then alleged that, despite her repeated pleas that he leave her room, Weinstein lingered, removed his jacket, and asked for a massage.
and relentless—bordering on cruel—cross-examination that culminated in Weinstein’s defense attorney, Mark Werksman, prompting her to detail and demonstrate the orgasm she faked to escape his client during his alleged assault. “This is not
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