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Actress Jessica Mann Testifies, Accuses Weinstein of Hotel Rape

4/29/2026

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Jessica Mann (actor) testified at Harvey Weinstein's retrial, alleging assault in a New York hotel.
She said after meeting Weinstein at a Los Angeles party in early 2013, he forced her to undress, held her wrists, raped her after she found a syringe, and shouted before raping her again in a Beverly Hills hotel, an allegation never charged.
She kept consensual contact, accepted his salon-job help, and refused a $1,000 envelope.

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Jessica Mann (actor) testified at Harvey Weinstein's retrial, alleging assault in a New York hotel.
She said after meeting Weinstein at a Los Angeles party in early 2013, he forced her to undress, held her wrists, raped her after she found a syringe, and shouted before raping her again in a Beverly Hills hotel, an allegation never charged.
She kept consensual contact, accepted his salon-job help, and refused a $1,000 envelope.