The Sopranos's Annabella Sciorra Testifies Against Harvey Weinstein
The Sopranos's actress Annabella Sciorra in an opening statement testified against Harvey Weinstein, and recall the events, saying, 'he got on top of me and raped me'
Annabella
Sciorra
on
Thursday
shared
with
the
court
the
accounts
of
Harvey
Weinstein's
sexual
assault
on
her
from
1993.
The
Sopranos
actress
said,
it
felt
like
have
a
seizure
as
she
couldn't
understand
what
was
happening.
Until
then,
to
her
rape
meant
something
that
could
happen
in
dark
places
and
back
alleyways
by
someone
you
didn't
know.
Sciorra's
testimony
is
too
old
to
be
included
in
the
charge
sheet
but
it
was
set
to
support
the
prosecution's
case,
stating
that
Weinstein
was
a
sexual
predator.
While
Harvey
has
plead
not
guilty
for
the
chargers
of
sexually
assaulting
former
production
assistant
Mimi
Haleyi
and
raping
actress
Jessica
Mann.
If
proved
guilty
the
charge
of
sexual
predator
carries
possible
life
imprisonment
for
which
the
prosecution
has
to
prove
he
sexually
assaulted
at
least
two
people.
Annabella
who
was
questioned
by
lead
prosecutor
Joan
Illuzzi-Orbon,
said,
"It
was
just
so
disgusting
that
my
body
started
to
shake
in
a
way
that
was
very
unusual.
I
didn't
really
even
know
what
was
happening."
She
enacted
how
Weinstein
held
her
down
and
assaulted
her,
"He
got
on
top
of
me
and
he
raped
me," He
back
in
1993
almost
weight
thrice
the
weight
of
Annabella
Sciorra,
according
to
reports.
"I
didn't
have
very
much
fight
left
inside
me
at
this
point.
My
body
just
shut
down,"
she
later
shared
that
the
event
had
left
her
traumatised,
she
had
started
drinking
heavily
and
began
cutting
herself.
Annabella
when
asked
why
she
didn't
report
the
alleged
incident
to
police,
claimed
she
was
in
fear
of
her
life.
She
added,
"I
would
say
I
felt
at
the
time
that
rape
was
something
that
happened
in
a
back
alleyway
in
a
dark
place
by
somebody
you
didn't
know,"
Harvey
Weinstein's
accusers
first
came
forward
when
the
first
Me
Too
wave
hit
the
industry.
Including
Angelina
Jolie,
more
than
80
women
have
accused
the
former
producer
of
sexual
misconduct.