Two high-profile stars tied to Harvey Weinstein confirmed.
Harvey Weinstein is back in court and the accusations are darker than ever—this time, his alleged manipulation included two of Hollywood’s brightest stars.
Weinstein’s past highlighted.
To understand the weight of the recent accusations, it’s critical to revisit Weinstein’s past.
Once hailed as a kingmaker, Harvey Weinstein co-founded Miramax and later The Weinstein Company, shaping Hollywood careers for decades.
In 2020, Weinstein was convicted of felony s** crimes in New York and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
That conviction was overturned in April 2024 by the New York State Court of Appeals, citing trial errors.
Disturbing testimony explained.
In chilling testimony Thursday, 39-year-old Kaja Sokola took the stand and detailed a horrific assault she says happened when she was just 16.
Sokola did not testify in the previous trial. This marks her first time speaking out in court.
She previously filed a civil suit in 2019 but stepped forward now to testify publicly.
Sokola, originally from Poland, told Manhattan Supreme Court that Weinstein allegedly used the names of two stars to pressure her into silence.
“I raised my voice to scream,” Sokola said, her voice cracking, “and he got upset. He said I had to work on my stubbornness.”
Sokola claimed the disgraced mogul warned her that the assault “had to stay between us.”
“I have to listen to him if I want to proceed with that career,” she recalled him saying.
She described the horrifying moment he allegedly forced her to touch him in his Soho loft bathroom.
“He used my hand to stimulate him,” she testified.
Sokola broke down, telling the court: “I will never forget this.”
Weinstein sat motionless in a wheelchair during her testimony, showing no visible emotion.
She said she looked in the mirror and saw his eyes—“black and scary.”
Victim’s heartbreak described.
Even after the assault, Sokola admitted she believed he might still help her career.
She met him again in 2004, when she was 19. He allegedly groped her breasts during a car ride.
The drive was only 15 minutes, and his driver was present the entire time, Sokola claimed.
She testified that she rejected his advances during that ride.
Sokola is expected to testify about another alleged assault in 2006, when she claims he forcibly performed o*** s** on her.
She said she was 19 at the time of that incident.
But perhaps most chilling of all, she testified that Weinstein justified his actions by invoking A-list names.
Stars name-dropped by Harvey Weinstein identified.
Gwyneth Paltrow, one of the stars he allegedly name-dropped, famously won an Oscar for a Miramax film—Shakespeare in Love.
Penélope Cruz, another alleged name used to pressure Sokola, was also linked to Miramax projects.
Weinstein, 73, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
His attorney, Imran H. Ansari, told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023 that Weinstein “categorically, and emphatically” denies all of Sokola’s claims.
Ansari also said other evidence will “refute Ms. Sokola’s allegations of s***** abuse as a minor.”
The trial unfolds.
This latest testimony adds another chilling layer to the already damning allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
With A-list names, a vulnerable teen, and a predator’s alleged manipulation at the center, the courtroom drama is far from over.
As the trial unfolds, the world is watching—again.