{"id":2394621,"date":"2026-04-29T15:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2394621"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:14:10","slug":"harvey-weinstein-accuser-passed-out-during-alleged-assault-due-to-hollywood-moguls-300lb-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harvey-weinstein-accuser-passed-out-during-alleged-assault-due-to-hollywood-moguls-300lb-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein accuser &#8216;passed out&#8217; during alleged assault due to Hollywood mogul&#8217;s &#8216;300lb weight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_4f8be1\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Harvey Weinstein is in the middle of his third trial for the alleged sexual assault of Jessica Mann, who has accused him of raping her in a Manhattan hotel room in March 2013<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">10:47 ET, 29 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 11:11 ET, 29 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1813811\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Harvey Weinstein is in the middle of his third trial\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Harvey Weinstein is in the middle of his third trial<cite aria-label=\"Image: Charly Triballeau\/UPI\/Shutterstock\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Charly Triballeau\/UPI\/Shutterstock)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jessica Mann has testified that she &#8220;passed out&#8221; while Harvey Weinstein allegedly assaulted her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The now 40-year-old broke down sobbing on the witness stand on April 28 as she claimed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/harvey-weinstein\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Weinstein<\/a> held her down on a bed at the Doubletree Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and raped her on March 8, 2013. \u201cI said, \u2018No\u2019 over and over, and I tried to leave,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Weinstein is<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/harvey-weinstein-third-trial-prosecutors-1801181\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> currently embroiled in his third trial<\/a> in Manhattan involving alleged sex crimes. He was originally convicted of raping Mann in 2020, but a higher court later overturned the verdict, which led to a second trial ending in a hung jury. The 74-year-old pled not guilty and denies any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1809741\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/donald-trump-60-minutes-bulge-1809741\" tabindex=\"0\">60 Minutes viewers rip into Donald Trump as he&#8217;s accused of &#8216;wearing adult diaper&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1812900\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/melania-trump-gown-state-dinner-1812900\" tabindex=\"0\">Melania Trump breaks protocol with &#8216;inappropriate&#8217; pink gown for state dinner<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mann also showed the jury how Weinstein allegedly pinned her wrists above her head during the assault. &#8220;He just treated me like he owned me,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She described another alleged rape that occurred later that year, claiming she passed out during that assault because he was &#8220;so heavy,&#8221; alluding to the producer&#8217;s then-300-pound weight. Mann said she first met Weinstein in Los Angeles at the age of 27 when she was starting her acting career.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1813812\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1813812\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jessica Mann \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813812.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26118530534549.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813812.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26118530534549.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813812.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26118530534549.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813812.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26118530534549.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jessica Mann testified this week\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jessica Mann testified this week<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mann added that in February 2013, she had a &#8220;full-on breakdown&#8221; after the Hollywood producer allegedly tried to force her to have a threesome with himself and Italian actress Emanuela Postacchini at the Montage Beverly Hills hotel. She said that while he tried to coerce her, she ran into a bathroom and burst into tears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While on the stand, Mann testified that at one point her relationship with Weinstein was consensual because she hoped it would lead to a &#8220;loving relationship&#8221; and because of his Hollywood star power. \u201cHarvey told me a lot of stories about just how powerful he was and the things he did,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Essentially, his friends go very far and his enemies don\u2019t step foot in this town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He just always name-dropped everybody all the time,\u201d she added. \u201cIt was just the part of the reality of who he is. He is not a normal person. I was not in a relationship with a normal person.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1813815\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1813815\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jessica Mann \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813815.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26117684679197.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813815.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26117684679197.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813815.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26117684679197.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1813815.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Sexual-Misconduct-Harvey-Weinstein-26117684679197.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"She claimed she passed out during an alleged assault\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">She claimed she passed out during an alleged assault<cite aria-label=\"Image: AP\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mann added that Weinstein claimed he was in an &#8220;open relationship&#8221; with his then-wife, Georgina Chapman, when Mann was in a consensual relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Weinstein is still waiting to be sentenced for the conviction of the oral rape of Project Runway production assistant Mimi Haleym which he could face up to 25 years for. He was convicted of that charge in 2020, and it was also overturned by a New York high court alongside Mann&#8217;s charge. However, a second trial upheld his conviction involving Haley, though they could not reach a decision for Mann.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was previously convicted of rape in California and was sentenced to 16 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>Click <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMNaI0wswpaTqAw?ceid=GB%3Aen&amp;oc=3\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em> to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports, and entertainment stories.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1223542\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\">\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_90e308\">Sign up to our FREE Entertainment newsletter and get the top showbiz stories to your inbox<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=04221e2e-688a-4d6a-af5a-861cf64333ad&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Sign up here<\/a> to get the latest celeb gossip, plus all the biggest film and TV news from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.themirror.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvey Weinstein is in the middle of his third trial for the alleged sexual assault of Jessica Mann, who has accused him of raping her in a Manhattan hotel room in March 2013 10:47 ET, 29 Apr 2026Updated 11:11 ET, 29 Apr 2026 Harvey Weinstein is in the middle of his third trial(Image: Charly Triballeau\/UPI\/Shutterstock) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2394622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[304614],"class_list":["post-2394621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-harvey-weinstein"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harvey-Weinstein-accuser-passed-out-during-alleged-assault-due-to.jp.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394623,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394621\/revisions\/2394623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}