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Harvey Weinstein rape accuser tells jury that 'he just treated me like he owned me'

Nbcwashington · · 822 words · By Jennifer Peltz; The Associated Press
Legal Proceedings Sexual Assault Allegations Power Dynamics in Hollywood
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The woman at the center of Harvey Weinstein 's repeatedly retried rape case testified — for the third time — Tuesday that the former Hollywood honcho trapped her in a New York hotel room and assaulted her”
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The claim is reported by Nbcwashington and corroborated by multiple web search results detailing Jessica Mann's testimony in the New York retrial regarding the hotel room assault.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan Roth (born November 13, 1975) is the creative director of ATG Entertainment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Roth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emanuela Postacchini is an Italian actress. Her television roles include the satire Who Is America? (2018) and her film roles include Riff Raff (2024).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuela_Postacchini
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that dozens of women had accused the American film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein_sexual_abuse_…
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“Mann, 40, is a hairstylist and actor.”
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Multiple independent web sources identify Jessica Mann as a 40-year-old actress and hairdresser/hairstylist.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Hort-Mann (né Isaiah Erlichman; born December 20, 1968) is an American record producer and songwriter. He is known for producing "3 Is Family" by Dana Dawson in 1995 as well as Billboard Hot 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mann
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dharminder "Dhar" Mann (born May 29, 1984) is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the founder of Dhar Mann Studios, a video production company that creates short scripted videos primaril…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhar_Mann
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "With You" is a song by American recording artist Jessica Simpson from her third studio album, In This Skin. "With You" was released by Columbia Records as the second single from In This Skin on Novem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_You_(Jessica_Simpson_song…
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“Weinstein — the Oscar-winning movie producer”
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Wikipedia and Britannica confirm Harvey Weinstein is a former film producer who won an Academy Award for 'Shakespeare in Love'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. [6] …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952, Flushing, Queens, New York, U.S.) is a former film producer who became a powerful figure in Hollywood as the cofounder and cochairman of Miramax Films (1979-2005…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harvey-Weinstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Harvey Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, the first of two boys born to Max and Miriam Weinstein. He is a film producer, known for Pulp Fiction (1…
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005544/
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“Weinstein, now a 73-year-old prison inmate”
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Nbcwashington and multiple web sources (AOL, The Independent) confirm he is 73 years old and currently a prison inmate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Boies ( BOYZ; born March 11, 1941) is an American lawyer serving as chairman of the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Boies rose to national prominence for three major cases: leading the U.S.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Boies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Qatari state-owned beIN Media Group and Paramount Pictures. Based in Los …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramax
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wind River is a 2017 neo-Western crime film written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. It is the third film by Taylor Sheridan on the modern American West. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Ols…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_River_(film)
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“He was convicted in 2020 of raping Mann, got the conviction overturned, then saw a jury deadlock on it at a retrial last year.”
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Multiple web sources confirm the sequence of events: a 2020 conviction, its subsequent overturning, and a jury deadlock at a retrial last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that dozens of women had accused the American film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein_sexual_abuse_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan Roth (born November 13, 1975) is the creative director of ATG Entertainment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Roth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Tyler Ciminella, known professionally as Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968), is an American actress and activist. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Judd
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“Mann met Weinstein at a Los Angeles-area party around early 2013.”
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Nbcwashington and two other independent web search results confirm Mann met Weinstein at a Los Angeles-area party around early 2013.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mann and Weinstein met at a Los Angeles-area party around early 2013.Jim Chalmers (pictured) has come out swinging in the stoush over government spending’s role in rising inflation, a week out from th…
https://thenightly.com.au/world/usa/harvey-weinsteins-lawyer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mann met Weinstein at a Los Angeles-area party around early 2013. She had done some acting work but was hoping for a big break.To Mann's dismay, Weinstein took a room at her hotel, according to her an…
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/weins…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mann moved to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an actress at age 25. She met Weinstein at a party around early 2013, introducing herself when she saw him talking to her roommate. Later that evening…
https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/jessica-mann-harvey-weinstei…
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“Weinstein took a room at her hotel, according to her and to a former front desk employee who testified earlier.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the testimony that Weinstein took a room at the same hotel as Jessica Mann in New York.
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web search NEUTRAL — Opening statements begin in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial, where accuser Jessica Mann is expected to testify about an alleged 2013 assault.
https://6abc.com/post/jurors-set-hear-opening-statements-har…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica Mann broke down in a New York courtroom on Monday as she described the day in 2013 when she says Harvey Weinstein raped her in a hotel room. Edited by: NDTV News Desk.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/harvey-weinstein-jessica-man…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica Mann said Weinstein arrived in New York ahead of a planned breakfast. Jessica Mann said the trip came from joining a friend’s work travel. Weinstein took a room at Jessica Mann’s hotel, Jessic…
https://www.goodreturns.in/news/harvey-weinstein-retrial-jes…
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“Mann said she later found a used syringe for an erectile-dysfunction drug”
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Multiple web sources report Mann's testimony regarding finding a used syringe for an erectile-dysfunction drug in the hotel bathroom.
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web search NEUTRAL — After a trip to the bathroom, where Mann said she later found a used syringe for an erectile-dysfunction drug, Weinstein returned and raped her, she said. Mann told no one at the time.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15774059/Jessica-Mann…
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web search NEUTRAL — Weinstein then took her up to the hotel room, where she said she “attempted twice to open the door and leave and he blocked the door both times.” Then, Mann said, she “kind of shut down a little bit a…
https://pagesix.com/2020/01/31/weinstein-accuser-tells-court…
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web search NEUTRAL — The judge has revisited some rulings about exactly what evidence gets presented about Weinstein’s and Mann’s years of interactions. For example, the judge indicated Tuesday he may curb discussion of a…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-harvey-weinste…
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“Weinstein shouted before raping her again in a hotel in Beverly Hills, California, she told jurors”
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This specific detail regarding the Beverly Hills incident is only found in the Nbcwashington cross-reference and is not corroborated by the other provided web or wiki results.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Weinstein shouted before raping her again in a hotel in Beverly Hills, California, she told jurors
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/we…
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“He never has been charged with any crime related to that allegation.”
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The statement that he has never been charged for the Beverly Hills allegation is only present in the Nbcwashington source; no other provided evidence confirms or denies this legal status.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He never has been charged with any crime related to that allegation.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/we…
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