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Jessica Mann Testifies Third Time in Weinstein Rape Retrial

4/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Jessica Mann (plaintiff) returned to witness stand a third time to repeat her 2013 rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein (film producer).
She testified in Manhattan as the rape retrial proceeds.
Harvey Weinstein (film producer) denies the assault and says the allegations were consensual, per his publicist Jude Engelmayer (publicist).
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg questioned Mann for nearly two hours, with the defense yet to cross-examine her.

History

Historical Context

The New York Times’ 1979 settlement of a sex-bias suit for $350,000 shows a long record of gender-related litigation. That history precedes the criminal case against Harvey Weinstein, a story Ronan Farrow pursued, illustrating a shift toward accountability for abuse in entertainment. The pattern echoes the 2016 class-action by two Black women at the Times and the 2019 claim that NBC executive Noah Oppenheim blocked Farrow’s Weinstein reporting.

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Story summary

Jessica Mann (plaintiff) returned to witness stand a third time to repeat her 2013 rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein (film producer).
She testified in Manhattan as the rape retrial proceeds.
Harvey Weinstein (film producer) denies the assault and says the allegations were consensual, per his publicist Jude Engelmayer (publicist).
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg questioned Mann for nearly two hours, with the defense yet to cross-examine her.

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