Jessica Mann Ends Testimony in Weinstein Retrial

Jessica Mann completed five days of emotional testimony Friday in Harvey Weinstein's retrial on charges he raped her in a New York hotel room in 2013, appearing exhausted and tearful as defense lawyers scrutinized her communications with the former film producer in the years that followed.

The 40-year-old aspiring actress and hairstylist returned to the Manhattan courtroom a day after telling the judge she struggled to focus. "I'm not doing too good right now, so I'm really trying to remember," Mann said as questioning resumed. She added, "I feel like I said a lot, and I'm trying to get through this." At times, she asked for questions to be repeated and slumped in her seat, propping her head on her hand while weeping. As prosecutors wrapped up, she affirmed her account of the alleged assault, telling Nicole Blumberg, "I remember," before leaving the stand sobbing.

Mann alleges that in March 2013, shortly after meeting Weinstein, then a powerful studio executive, he trapped her in a midtown Manhattan hotel room, ordered her to undress, ignored her protests and raped her. Weinstein's lawyers maintain all encounters were consensual and part of a four-year relationship marked by...