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Actress of & # 039; Los Soprano & # 039; testifies in court that Harvey Weinstein raped her in the 90s

2020-01-24T03:40:02.738Z


Annabella Sciorra, 59, said Weinstein broke into her apartment in the mid-1990s, threw her on a bed forcibly and raped her while she tried to kick him off with kicks and punches.


She is the first woman to testify at the trial that has symbolized the #MeToo movement like no other.

This Thursday, an actress who became famous for her role as Tony's lover in the acclaimed television series The Sopranos took the witness bench at the Manhattan Supreme Court to describe, with tears in her eyes, how she had been sexually abused by the multi-award-winning film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Annabella Sciorra, 59, said Weinstein broke into her apartment in the mid-1990s, threw her on a bed forcibly and raped her while she tried to kick him off with kicks and punches.

Los Soprano actress Annabella Sciorra retires from the court in Manhattan on Thursday after declaring during the Harvey Weinstein trial that the film producer raped her in the mid-1990s. Photo: Getty Images.

A month later, he declared, they both met and he said in a threatening tone: "This stays between you and me."

Sciorra is one among several women who are expected to testify in the expected trial about the inappropriate sexual behavior of the Hollywood mogul, although he only faces charges of rape and criminal sexual conduct based on the accusations of two of them: an aspiring actress in 2013 and a production assistant in 2006.

The judge will allow women to testify to establish a pattern of behavior, but the accusations of the majority are too old to be classified as crimes under state law.

Weinstein's 67-year-old lawyers argue that women voluntarily had sex to have more success in their careers, and that some of them continued their intimate relationships with him after the alleged attacks.

The producer behind Oscar-winning films such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Shakespeare in Love" could be sentenced to life imprisonment if found guilty.

"I didn't understand that that was a violation"

"His eyes turned black and I thought he was going to hit me there," Sciorra recalled, whom the defendant's lawyers questioned not going to the police or the doctor after the attack.

"At that time I didn't understand that that was a violation," she replied. “I thought he was a good guy. I felt confused. I felt I wished I had never opened the door. ”

The jury of seven men and five women listened attentively and took notes of their testimony, while Weinstein was almost inexpressive.

At first, the actress said, she didn't tell anyone about the alleged rape, not even her brothers. "I wanted to pretend it never happened," he explained. "I wanted to continue with my life."

Sciorra was acclaimed for her role in the movie Jungle Fever, directed by Spike Lee and also for her role in 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle', where she interpolated a pregnant woman abused by her doctor.

He later appeared in some episodes of the series of the mythical HBO series, where he played a sensual and successful car saleswoman who became one of the protagonist Tony Soprano's lovers.

He was met by Weinstein at a film industry event in Los Angeles in 1990 or 1991, he said. By 1993, he had starred in one of his company's films , the romantic comedy 'The Night We Never Met'.

The actress said the rape occurred in late 1993 or early 1994, after Weinstein left her at home after a business dinner and minutes later appeared at her door without being invited.

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Source: telemundo

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