Weinstein preyed on aspiring US actress, court told in rape retrial

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Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, appeared at the New York courtroom in a wheelchair due to ill health.
He is being retried on a count of third-degree rape against Mann that allegedly happened in 2013 in a Manhattan hotel room.
Last June, a judge declared a mistrial on the charge after...

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