Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial rested their case on Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women who say he justified his behaviour as the cost of getting ahead in Hollywood.

Warning: Story contains details of alleged rape and sexual encounters. The final accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial testified Wednesday that he told her his lewd acts were part of the way things worked in Hollywood.

In court on Thursday, Harvey Weinstein defended his use of private investigators, saying he did it for "days like this." Jurors also heard the ex-boyfriend of a fledgling actress describe how she came home "pretty shocked, upset, angry" after Weinstein allegedly offered her movie roles in exchange for sex.