Weinstein accuser who testified at his trial sues him
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FILE- In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, Mimi Haleyi, left, appears at a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, in New York. Haleyi, who testified against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, has filed a lawsuit against him Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, seeking damages for what she described as lasting injuries. The former "Project Runway" production assistant said in the lawsuit that she repeatedly told Weinstein "no" when he forcibly attacked her inside his apartment in July 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2020, file courtroom sketch, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Burke, left, listens to testimony from witness Mimi Haleyi, right, while assistant Assistant District Attorney Megan Hast also listens during Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct and rape trial in New York. On Friday, Oct. 30, Haleyi filed a lawsuit against Weinstein, seeking damages for what she described as lasting injuries. The former "Project Runway" production assistant said in the lawsuit that she repeatedly told Weinstein "no" when he forcibly attacked her inside his apartment in July 2006. (Aggie Kenny via AP, File)FILE- In this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan court in New York, as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial. On Friday, Oct. 30, Mimi Haleyi, who testified against Weinstein, filed a lawsuit against him seeking damages for what she described as lasting injuries. The former "Project Runway" production assistant said in the lawsuit that she repeatedly told Weinstein "no" when he forcibly attacked her inside his apartment in July 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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FILE- In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, Mimi Haleyi, left, appears at a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, in New York. Haleyi, who testified against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, has filed a lawsuit against him Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, seeking damages for what she described as lasting injuries. The former "Project Runway" production assistant said in the lawsuit that she repeatedly told Weinstein "no" when he forcibly attacked her inside his apartment in July 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)