In emotional testimony at Weinstein’s trial, Sciorra described him barging into her New York apartment late at night in the early 1990s and attacking her while she was wearing a nightgown. Weinstein, 67, avoided eye contact as Sciorra told the New York state court that the former film producer then performed oral sex on her. - The Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra, who says Harvey Weinstein raped her in the 1990s, was called to give evidence in his trial January 23, 2020 as prosecutors try to prove the fallen movie mogul was a sexual predator. The attorney played a clip from a 1997 interview in which Sciorra told host David Letterman she admitted to sometimes lying to journalists to protect her private life. On Friday, prosecutors are expected to call forensic psychiatrist Barbara Ziv, who testified in comedian Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial.

Source: New Strait Times January 24, 2020 01:41 UTC