Evgeniya Chernyshova, Weinstein Trial’s Jane Doe No. 1, Takes First TV Interview: ‘You Can Fight A Monster. You Can Win’
variety.comElizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Evgeniya Chernyshova — formerly known as Jane Doe No. 1 in the Harvey Weinstein trial — sat down for her first television interview, revealing her identity on-camera and speaking about why she decided to come forward.
Chernyshova was the first witness called in Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial last year. Her testimony compelled the jury to convict Weinstein on three charges of rape and sexual assault, ultimately resulting in a 16-year sentencing.
Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence from his New York conviction in 2020. Once the most powerful man in Hollywood, the disgraced movie mogul is appealing both of his convictions. “You can stand.
You can fight a monster. You can win,” Chernyshova said in a television interview with ABC News, which aired on Feb. 27. “I became a Jane Doe to protect my minor kids,” Chernyshova says of her decision to finally come forward. “I didn’t know that being Jane Doe, it’s a life with no identity.
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