Harvey Weinstein
I Made Gwyneth & Penélope Well-known!!!
So Do As I Say, Accuser Testifies in NYC
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Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola claims Weinstein bragged about making stars out of Gwyneth and Penélope Cruz — proper after allegedly sexually assaulting her as a teen.
Testifying in Manhattan Supreme Court docket Thursday, Kaja Sokola, 39, mentioned she wished to scream after the alleged assault at 16, however Weinstein advised her she needed to obey him and preserve quiet if she wished a profession just like the big-time stars he name-dropped.
As for the alleged assault, Sokola mentioned Weinstein picked her up for lunch, took her to his Soho loft in NYC — and allegedly touched her vagina and compelled her to the touch his penis within the toilet earlier than he “ejaculated on the floor.”
She recalled trying into his eyes within the toilet mirror — noting they had been black and scary, and claimed the now-disgraced film producer warned her the alleged assault needed to keep between them if she wished a profitable shot within the biz like Gwyneth and Cruz.
Sokola testified she was fearful of Weinstein, however was nonetheless hoping he’d assist her performing profession — so she met up with him once more in 2004, the place he allegedly assaulted her a second time. She additionally testified a couple of 2006 incident, when Weinstein allegedly pressured oral intercourse on her.
Weinstein was convicted in 2020, however these convictions had been tossed after an appeals court docket dominated his constitutional rights had been violated. Now, prosecutors are going after him once more in a retrial. Sokola did not testify within the earlier trial.
