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Miriam Haley testified again against Harvey Weinstein, narrated her ordeal in court
Miriam Haley, Harvey Weinstein MeToo Retrial: Miriam Haley has once again testified in court against Harvey Weinstein. Initially she was hesitant to go to court, but finally she agreed to give her statement again.
Miriam Haley gave evidence at a retrial of the MeToo case against Harvey Weinstein in a court in New York on Tuesday (April 29). Haley informed the court that Weinstein had sexually assaulted her in July 2006 forcefully. Haley was 47 years old at that time. She explicitly stated that there was neither romantic nor sexual attraction in her towards Weinstein. She met Weinstein only in search of employment.
Haley told the court that she had met Weinstein at the Cannes Film Festival in France in May 2006, two months before the alleged incident. There she went to Weinstein's hotel room to talk about job opportunities in the film and TV industry, but Weinstein soon turned the conversation in another direction. Haley said, "He commented on my feet and suggested that we give each other massages." Haley rejected his offer and left the room crying. She said, "I was shocked, I felt humiliated. I felt he was not taking me seriously at all."
Haley began her testimony with painful memories of her childhood. She shared that her childhood in Finland and Sweden was not spent in a good environment. Later her interest in performing arts grew and she started working as a production assistant in the film industry. She was also an assistant to Michael White, producer of the famous "Rocky Horror Picture Show".
