Former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haley rushed in a New York crime court Friday, tearfully pouring in the stands and cursed in the stands during her fourth day at Harvey Weinstein's Sex Crimes Retial.
When Weinstein's attorney Jennifer Bonjean forced oral sex at her Soho home in July 2006, Haley, 48, started grilling her dresses in about 30 minutes after her testimony.
"He took off his clothes…I didn't take off my clothes,” Haley testified. “He was the one who raped me, not the other way around.”
“That was for the jury decision,” Bongen replied, escalating the exchange.
As tears began to flow down her face, Hailey stressed that it was her experience, shouting, “Don’t tell me I wasn’t stabbed into a hole by that f---!"
The outbreak prompted Hayley to ask for a break, and Judge Curtis Farber allowed it. The jurors were sent out of the court to the lounge for 10 minutes before Haley briskly crossed the side door.
Hayley didn’t cry Friday afternoon when the court resumed as Bongen once again began asking her about the clothes she was wearing and how it could be removed.
She replied, "I didn't take off my clothes." "I was on my period...I didn't take off my clothes."
This is the second time Haley faced Weinstein in Criminal Court. Haley testified in Weinstein’s first trial in 2020, and the trial led to a landmark conviction in 2020, which was overturned last year.
“He put his mouth on my vagina and he put his mouth on my vagina before and after pulling out the tampon,” Haley testified earlier this week about the 2006 encounter. “I was sad and embarrassed incredibly.”
Weinstein, 73, pleaded not guilty to a charge related to Haley's charge, accusing him of forcibly performing oral sex on her in 2006. He is also charged with one count of third-degree rape involving a suspected attack on actress Jessica Mann, which is expected to be proven in 2013.
He also faces allegations related to the 2006 attack on former Polish model Kaja Sokola, who is expected to testify.
"He knows how addictive Hollywood dreams are," said Assistant District Attorney Shannon Lucey in his opening speech. "He knows how the promise of success works."
Weinstein denied all the charges, and his lawyer argued that sexual intercourse with the plaintiff was "dealed" and "consensual".