Weinstein accuser had ‘zero interest’ in sex with him, friend testifies

Harvey Weinstein appears for his retrial in New York on Thursday (Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP)

Friends of one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers described the woman as “distraught” when she told them of her alleged sexual assault at the hands of the Hollywood heavyweight, a court has heard.

Adding a new perspective to the ex-film producer’s retrial, a witness said on Thursday she had once suggested that accuser Miriam Haley date Weinstein, now aged 73, but Ms Haley baulked.