Re-redirect examination of India Allen

📄 Re-redirect examination of India Allen — Tuesday, December 3, 1996

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◀ Redirect examination of India Allen Witness step-down: Albert Aguilera called ▶

Witness: India Allen
Examiner: John Kelly
Called by: Plaintiff • Date: Tuesday, December 3, 1996 • Utterances: 20

Baker recrosses India Allen, attempting to undermine her credibility by highlighting her 1995 nude appearance in Cigar Aficionado magazine and suggesting she testified to resurrect her acting career. Allen deflected the career-motive attack by noting she was pregnant and couldn't work, and defended the magazine spread as artistic.

# 1 INDIA ALLEN:

Thank you.

RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. BAKER:

# 2 Q:

Well, now, in 1994, as I understand it, you had retired and you didn't want to have any more of a career in the public limelight, correct?

# 3 A:

I did one more job after that. It wasn't really a job, though.

# 4 Q:

Actually, in 1995, you appeared nude in Cigar Aficionado magazine, did you not?

# 5 MR. KELLY:

Objection, relevance.

# 6 THE COURT:

You opened it. Overruled.

KEY QUOTE

# 7 Q:

(BY MR. BAKER) Did you not?

# 8 A:

Yeah. That was the one job I was talking about.

# 9 Q:

And you certainly wanted the limelight if you appeared without any clothes, in a magazine, smoking a cigar, did you not?

# 10 MR. KELLY:

Objection, argumentative.

# 11 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 12 A:

I thought it was very artistic and a beautiful layout. It was one of the best I ever did.

KEY QUOTE

# 13 Q:

And one of the -- you also appeared in an unrated film, "Seduce Me," did you not?

# 14 MR. KELLY:

Objection, relevance.

# 15 THE COURT:

As to time, sustained.

# 16 Q:

(BY MR. BAKER) Isn't it true, Ms. Allen, that you want to resurrect your fledgling acting career and you came forward with this because of that?

# 17 A:

No. I can't really work with a big belly anyway. I'm getting ready to have another baby, so...

KEY QUOTE

# 18 Q:

And you had already had how many babies when you appeared without clothes on in Cigar Aficionado magazine?

# 19 A:

I had had one, and had one on the way, actually.

# 20 MR. BAKER:

Thank you. Nothing further.

Temperature

light

Key Quotes (3)

India Allen

I thought it was very artistic and a beautiful layout. It was one of the best I ever did.

Allen refuses to be embarrassed by the nude spread, undercutting Baker's attempt to portray it as shameful or attention-seeking.

India Allen

No. I can't really work with a big belly anyway. I'm getting ready to have another baby, so...

Effectively neutralizes Baker's career-motive theory with a practical, sympathetic answer.

Hiroshi Fujisaki

You opened it. Overruled.

Fujisaki signals that Baker's own line of questioning invited the impeachment topic — a mild rebuke to Kelly's objection.

Evidence (2)

Informal

Nude appearance in Cigar Aficionado magazine, 1995

discussed

Informal

Unrated film 'Seduce Me'

mentioned, objection sustained on timeliness

Notable Exchanges (2)

Robert Baker•India Allen

Baker presses Allen on appearing nude in a magazine to argue she craved the limelight; Allen defends it as artistic and one of her best works.

strategic

Robert Baker•India Allen

Baker accuses Allen of testifying to resurrect her acting career; Allen shuts it down by noting she is pregnant.

revealing

Light Moments (1)

India Allen

Allen volunteers she is pregnant with another baby as her reason for not seeking work, landing as an unexpected and somewhat disarming punchline to Baker's career-motive attack.

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ India Allen

bias / improper motive

Baker argued Allen came forward as a witness to resurrect her fledgling acting career, pointing to her post-retirement nude magazine appearance as evidence she still sought public attention.

Objections

3 objections (1 sustained, 2 overruled)

Proceeding 8422 • 20 utterances • Plaintiff witness

Civil Trial

Department 103