Weinstein is accused with four charges of rape and seven other counts of sexual assault. Now, it's been disclosed that Gavin Newsom’s wife was raped by Harvey Weinstein.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary director and actor married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers who will testify in his rape and sexual assault trial, which began Monday, according to her counsel.
“Like many other women, my client was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein at a purported business meeting that turned out to be a trap,” Newsom’s attorney Elizabeth Fegan said in a statement. “She intends to testify at his trial in order to seek some measure of justice for survivors, and as part of her life’s work to improve the lives of women.”
Weinstein, the 70-year-old disgraced hollywood tycoon undergoing a 23-year jail sentence following a New York conviction, has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of rape and sexual assault involving Newsom and four other women. Dur...