Hollywood, accusers condemn reversal of Harvey Weinstein rape conviction: ‘we know what happened’
- New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
- Multiple actresses who have accused Weinstein of assault reacted with shock and outrage to the ruling
Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino and others who have accused the former Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct condemned a New York court of appeals’ decision on Thursday to overturn the verdict.
Weinstein has been serving a 23-year sentence since he was convicted in 2020 of rape and a felony sex crime after allegedly assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haley and once-aspiring actor Jessica Mann.
“This today is an act of institutional betrayal. And our institutions betray survivors of male sexual violence,” Judd said during a news conference at the Millennium Hilton hotel in New York. “I stand shoulder to shoulder with women who have bloody knees because male sexual violence may knock us down, but we get right back up. And together we are in the struggle for freedom from male entitlement to our bodies.”
“This is unfair to survivors,” Judd added on her Instagram story. “We live in our truth. We know what happened.”
