At the height of his power in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein wouldn’t take no for answer, but he ultimately “underestimated the power and strength” of the three women accusing him of sexual assault, a prosecutor in his Manhattan retrial told jurors Wednesday.

“They were all raped by Harvey Weinstein. Over the last eight weeks you heard first-hand about how the defendant raped and sexually abused Miriam Haley, Kaja Sokola and Jessica Mann,” Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said to cap off her marathon closing argument after recapping in small detail each of the three accusers’ testimony.

“He held the golden ticket, the chance to make it or not. He made each of these women feel small, no match for the powerbroker of Hollywood,” she said. “Each victim stayed quiet and compliant f

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