Annabella Sciorra

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In March, the actress Annabella Sciorra denied that she suffered sexual harassment from Harvey Weinstein, but then retracted her testimony in October after thirteen women charged Weinstein for sexual assaulting them (Farrow 2017). She was raped and had received unwanted sexual advances for the next few years since the incident.
Sciorra first met Weinstein in the early 1990s through an industry party in Los Angeles. Few months later, Sciorra played “The Night We Never Met” produced by Miramax, Weinstein’s studio.
At one dinner in New York, Harvey escorted Sciorra home. She was alone. That night, he raped her. Like many other women, she did not tell anyone due to Weinstein’s power in the film industry. The actress Rosie Perez noticed the downfall
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There are more accusations against Weinstein. An anonymous woman alleged that she was raped by Weinstein while working for him and that she kept it secret in fear of consensus. The actress Ellen Barkin also stated that she often received verbal abuse from him.
More than fifty women victims had confessed their case regarding Weinstein, but many still reclined to do so in fear of the possible damage on them. There are also forces under Weinstein which can silent the women by means of media.
There are rebounds despite all the charges held against Weinstein. For instance, the actress Asia Argento, once being compulsively performed oral sex by Weinstein and their ensuing relationship which included consensual sex was criticized for late lament. The attempts to understate Argento and other women’s allegations against Weinstein made Sciorra step forward and speak.
Women who hesitated to speak publicly admitted that advice from close ones was crucial. For Scorria, she had been urged by Rossie to speak out and face the disgrace bravely to get out of the painful memory with

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