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A former actress who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her defiantly stared down the disgraced Hollywood producer after stepping down from the witness stand Tuesday and pointed a finger at her eye, imploring him to look at her.

The dramatic “look at me” gesture by Jessica Mann, 38, came after she wrenchingly detailed to a Manhattan courtroom an alleged rape by Weinstein at a Beverly Hills hotel.

The wheelchair-bound Weinstein could only shake his head at Mann as his high-powered defense attorney Arthur Aidala argued for a mistrial.

Witness Jessica Mann entering court before her testimony Tuesday. Steven Hirsch

“Thats absolutely inappropriate behavior by her,” Aidala wailed.


Weinstein listens in Manhattan Criminal Court during his rape and sexual assault re-trial in New York on May 20, 2025.
Weinstein listens in Manhattan Criminal Court during his rape and sexual assault re-trial in New York on May 20, 2025. via REUTERS

As Aidala contended the trial should be tossed, Weinstein bizarrely made gurgling sounds.

Two court officers surrounded Weinstein while he took a sip of water, bringing the episode to an end.

Manhattan prosecutors argued Mann’s reaction didn’t even come close to grounds for a mistrial – and the judge agreed, denying Aidala’s bid.

Mann’s first day of testimony Monday saw her tearfully detail another alleged rape by Weinstein in a Midtown hotel. She testified that after the attack she found an erection-inducing drug needle apparently used by Weinstein in a hotel room’s garbage can with a puzzling label.

“I found on Google that it basically meant ‘dead penis,’ and you inject it and it can only be used a certain amount of times back to back over a certain time,” she told jurors.

Weinstein is only charged in the Midtown alleged rape. He has pleaded not guilty to charges in his sex crimes retrial.

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