California governor’s wife among accusers at Weinstein trial

Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles (Etienne Laurent/Pool/AP)

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and actress who is married to the governor of California Gavin Newsom, is among the accusers of Harvey Weinstein who will give evidence at his rape and sexual assault trial which began on Monday, her lawyer said.

“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 lawyer Elizabeth Fegan said in a statement.