For about 20 minutes Tuesday, Harvey Weinstein and his defense lawyers met in private. They said they were discussing whether Weinstein should take the stand in his own defense.
Weinstein says he wants to tell his side of the story in his sex crimes trial. But his attorneys now say his testimony is not needed.
Reporter: Were you thinking about testifying?
Weinstein: I wanted to. I wanted to.
Reporter: You wanted to testify?
Defense lawyer: He didn't have to.
"He was ready, willing, and anxious to testify to clear his name, to clear the facts of this case," Weinstein defense attorney Arthur Aidala said outside the courthouse.
Six women have testified against Weinstein, saying he either raped or sexually assaulted them in New York or Los Angeles or both cities. Prosecutors say he's a sexual predator. The former Hollywood powerhouse's defense is that all of the encounters were consensual.
When leaving the courthouse, one of Weinstein's lawyers called the prosecution's case anemic. Weinstein chuckled at that.
"If his name was not Harvey Weinstein and it was John Doe, the Manhattan district attorney's office would have never brought these charges," Aidala said. "The prosecutor has failed miserably to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt."
On Tuesday, the defense presented its final witness, continuing its strategy of trying to undermine Weinstein's accusers. The witness, Thomas Richards, testified that Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann never told him she was attacked by the movie producer inside the Doubletree Hotel. Richards and Mann were friends and staying at the hotel during a trip to New York. He testified Mann seemed normal and not distressed after the time of the alleged attack.
Summations in this case are scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
When talking about their upcoming closing arguments with the judge, the prosecution called the walker that Weinstein's uses a prop. The defense responded in an angry tone, saying he needs that walker because of back surgery he had.
Question: What did you think about the prosecutor calling the walker a prop?
Weinstein spokesman Juda Engelmayer: I think if that is all she has, then you know where her case is.
When a reporter asked Weinstein about the walker being a prop, he made a joke about it:
"I will have a race with you," he said.