Harvey Weinstein accuser sobs before staring disgraced producer down and calling him an ‘a**hole’ in tense questioning
TENSIONS flared at Harvey Weinstein's retrial after a woman who accused the disgraced movie producer of sexually assaulting her called him a "f**king a**hole" during cross-examination.
The explosive confrontation occurred on Friday during Miriam Haley's fourth day on the witness stand as she was aggressively questioned by one of Weinstein's attorneys about the alleged rape that took place in July 2006.
"What do you remember him ripping off," defense attorney Jennifer Bonjean asked Haley, to which she responded, "My tampon."
The questioning boiled as Bonjean continued to press Haley on her recollection on who removed her clothes during the alleged rape at the ex-Miramax boss' apartment in SoHo Manhattan in 2006.
When Bonjean asked Haley whether she or Weinstein who took off her clothes, the former Project Runway production assistant, 48, insisted Weinstein, 73, removed her clothes.
"He was the one who raped me, not the other way around," Haley said.
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Bonjean responded, "That is for the jury to decide."
The response caused tears to stream down Haley's face as she replied in a loud voice, "No, it's not for the jury to decide.
"It's my experience. And he did that to me.
"Don't tell me I wasn't raped by that f**king a**hole," Haley, who also goes by Mimi Haleyi, said, according to the New York Post.
The heated cross-examination led Judge Michael Farber to stop the questioning and instructed jurors to exit the courtroom before calling for a short break.
Haley wiped tears from her eyes as she exited the courtroom through a back door.
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