Harvey Weinstein Accuser Weighs Whether to Testify Again: ‘It Was Retraumatizing’
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Miriam Haley, the key witness at Harvey Weinstein‘s rape trial in New York, said Friday that she is weighing whether to testify again, after an appeals court on Thursday overturned his guilty verdict.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has indicated that it will seek to retry the former producer, but a trial likely would not go forward without Haley’s participation.
At a press conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, Haley said she does not want to go through the ordeal of another trial, but recognized there are broader issues at stake. “This isn’t just about me,” she said. “It’s a really important case.
It’s in the public eye. It is difficult for me personally, but it is important for the collective.” The Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s verdict on a 4-3 vote, finding that the trial judge, James Burke, erred by allowing testimony from three additional accusers whose allegations were not charged.
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