As dramatic as it sounds, the effort was cut short by Judge Curtis Farber within minutes.
Pressman was not entitled to speculate about things she has no knowledge about, Bonjean said.
Judge Farber likened the defense lawyers conduct to putting a hand over a lit candle.
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court during the rape and sexual assault trial against him in NYC on April 24, 2025.Getty
Sometimes you get burned, he told them, denying the mistrial.
The court will not be in session on Friday or April 28.
The trial is set to resume on April 29.
Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan Criminal Court for his rape retrial on April 24, 2025 (Getty)Sarah Yenesel-Pool/Getty Images
Before this mistrial motion, Thursday saw more testimony in the case.
One cried on the stand as she said she regretted the advice she gave in response.
I said, Harvey Weinstein is the king of New York.
He is extremely powerful.
You are here on a tourist visa.
Just let it go, Pressman said she told Haley.
Pressman said that White, known for productions ofOh!
Haley came to New York after White closed his office because of financial difficulties.
On cross-examination by defense lawyer Jennifer Bonjean, Pressman said she once told Haley to consider dating Weinstein.
On follow-up questioning by Blumberg, she said that was before Haley said shed been assaulted.
If she wanted to date him, I would have been very happy, Pressman said.
But Haley, she said, had zero interest in dating him or sleeping with him.
The friends did have a reunion dinner two years ago in New York.
That made me feel very uneasy, Pressman said.
After that, I wished her happy birthday.
Judge Farber told the jurors when they came back it not the room, Forget you heard it.
Entin, Haleys ex-roomate, tangled often with Bonjean during a testy cross-examination interrupted by frequent objections from Blumberg.
Rape has a different stigma in our society and a different history, Entin replied.
You think you need an expert to tell you to call the police and report it?
Bonjean shot back, drawing an objection from Blumberg.
Judge Farber upheld the objection to Bonjeans argumentative question.
A jury in 2020 convicted Weinstein for attacks against Haley and Mann; the verdict was tossed on appeal.
In the book, she wrote that she felt many abused womens experiences were resting on my shoulders.
I think you should call a lawyer.
She spent a lot more time in her room, Entin said.
She seemed to enjoy things a lot less.
Jurors were shown a series of the much-accusedPulp Fictionproducer in his heyday to set the stakes.
Sterns testimony gave jurors a glimpse of Weinstein at the peak of his powers.
Sterns said he carried three cell phones and two Blackberries on the road to manage Weinsteins calls and emails.
Afterwards, he told her See?
It wasnt so bad, and then, You have to work on your stubbornness, Lucey told jurors.
The prosecution had already described her history of alcohol abuse and eating disorders.
Sokola currently lives in Manhattan and has a child, the prosecutor said.
They also took settlement money through an insurer.
Aidala said that some of Weinsteins alleged victims went as fast as they could to money lawyers.
