Actress Ashley Judd spoke in New York on Thursday about what she called an “institutional betrayal” following the overturning of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. vehemently criticized things.
“This is what it means to live as a woman in America and enjoy the right to a man’s body,” said Judd, one of the women who came forward with sexual harassment allegations against Weinstein. Said During a press conference.
The 56-year-old actress then recalled her personal testimony about the disgraced producer’s unwarranted advances, which allegedly happened in a hotel room during the filming of a 1997 film. kiss the girls.
“When survivors tell their stories, they provide powerful leadership and inspire others to join in common action to drive change,” Judd said.
“We understand that leadership lives principles and values in the face of uncertainty, and that is what we as leaders and survivors do,” she added. “Today, this is a betrayal of the system, and our system is failing survivors of male sexual violence.”
On Thursday, the New York State Supreme Court reversed Mr. Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, and Judge James M. Burke, who originally presided over the case, told jurors that one of Mr. Weinstein’s alleged victims The court found that the department had acted incorrectly when it listened to the testimony, and ordered a retrial. .
Weinstein was subsequently convicted and sentenced for criminal sexual conduct of first-degree and third-degree rape. He was then sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, Judd was not involved in this conviction.
“We have so much to offer. We need to be able to contribute without fear, without fear of violence, without fear of having our voices silenced,” she said at a press conference Thursday.
Last year, Weinstein was also sentenced to 16 years in prison in a rape and sexual assault trial in Los Angeles. This sentence was in addition to a 23-year sentence he received in New York.
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