NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s lawyers sought Friday to raise doubts about an ex-model’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her in her teens, portraying her as a wannabe actor who tried to leverage the former studio boss.
“You believed that if you had consensual sex with Mr. Weinstein, you’d get your foot in the door and become a movie star,” defense lawyer Mike Cibella said.
“No, that’s not what happened,” Kaja Sokola responded. “I never had a consensual relation with Mr. Weinstein.”
Throughout a day of questioning, Cibella sought to suggest that Sokola hadn’t told the full story of her interactions with Weinstein. At one point, Cibella repeatedly asked
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