Kate Beckinsale, Reese Witherspoon, Ronan Farrow and more celebrities react to Harvey Weinstein's 23-year sentence

Hollywood's disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, on Wednesday morning, was sentenced to 23 years in prison. The news came after his conviction of committing a Criminal Sexual Act in first-degree involving one woman and third-degree rape of another woman during his trial in New York.

Hollywood's #MeToo movement was highly publicized after Ronan Farrow, the journalist who broke the story of multiple women in New Yorker piece.

Celebrities lauded Farrow's work and multiple women who came out to speak against Weinstein. Reese Witherspoon, Kate Beckinsale, Jameela Jameel, John Cusack are some of the celebrities who have reacted to the sentencing of the disgraced producer.

This gives me renewed hope in the US justice system that due process works, survivors will be believed, and justice will be served.

— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) March 11, 2020

Thank you to all of the journalists and publications who persisted in telling survivors stories, despite constant pushback and threats, and brought this story to the light. @jodikantor @mega2e @ronanfarrow @nytimes @newyorker

— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) March 11, 2020

 

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These photos were taken at the premiere of Serendipity on October 5,2001. We all refused to go because holding a premiere mere weeks after 9/11 with the city still smoking felt like the most insensitive, tone deaf,disrespectful idea possible .But Harvey insisted. We flew into New York and somehow got through it. The next morning Harvey called me and asked if I would like to bring my less than two year old daughter to his house for a playdate with his similar aged daughter I said ok. I turned up and he immediately called for his nanny to take the babies to another room to play. I went to go with them and he said “No, you wait here .” The minute the door closed he started screaming “you stupid fucking CUNT, you CUNT you ruined my premiere .” I had no idea what he was talking about and started to shake.He said,”If I am throwing a red carpet you get in a tight dress, you shake your ass you shake your tits you do not go down it looking like a fucking lesbian you stupid fucking cunt .” The shock made me burst into tears.I tried to say “Harvey,the city is on fire, people are still looking for their relatives none of us even felt the premiere was appropriate much less coming out dressed like it’s a bachelor party .” He said,”I don’t care -it’s my fucking premiere and if I want pussy on the red carpet that’s what I get”.Screaming. Livid. I managed to get myself and my child out of there and yes that was one of many experiences I had that there was no recourse for,and falls under no felony.But I WAS punished for it, and for other instances where I said no to him for years,insidiously and seeming irreversibly. Hearing that he has gone to prison for 23 years is a huge relief to me on behalf of all the women he sexually assaulted or raped, and I hope will be a deterrent to that sort of behavior in this and any other industry. Having said that,the crimes that are not crimes,the inhumane bullying and sick covert abuse for which there is STILL no recourse no matter who you tell(and I did tell),these too need to go.I hope and pray that we as an industry can start to actually outlaw all abuses of power and expose them and eliminate them, for all genders,forever.And Rose,brava ❤

A post shared by Kate Beckinsale (@katebeckinsale) on Mar 11, 2020 at 7:45pm PDT

23 years. Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his crimes of rape and sexual assault. I literally cried tears of amazement, gratitude that the justice system has worked on behalf of all of his victims today.

— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) March 11, 2020

The Weinstein sentence reminds us of the importance of those sources and of leaders at news organizations who refused to kill the story—including the editors at the New Yorker who published the first allegations of rape and assault about Weinstein.

— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) March 11, 2020

Wow- I hope our sisters - who showed so much courage feel a bit of justice /vindication - knowing a rich powerful man hasn’t rigged & beaten system @VibeRogerClarke: Court Sentences Harvey Weinstein To 23 Years In Prisonhttps://t.co/NAJfUc6SqJ pic.twitter.com/R1Ox3ZwjQ5”

— John Cusack (@johncusack) March 11, 2020

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in jail! Congratulations to the incredible women who took this monster on, in spite of how maliciously he retaliated. You have made a huge leap forward for all women with this victory. Also so much love to @RonanFarrow ❤️

— Jameela Jamil ???? (@jameelajamil) March 11, 2020

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