It was retraumatizing and grueling and exhausting and all the things,
What would make me want to do it again would just be, like I said in the past, this isn't just about me,
We will do everything in our power to retry this case and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault.”
We have an even better case [in California] ... He was charged on one alleged victim for someone that we know was not in the room at the same time they claimed Harvey was. We know where she was. We know where Harvey was at the time ... we have the evidence,
A jury was told in California that he was convicted in another state for rape. Turns out he shouldn’t have been convicted, and it wasn’t a fair conviction,
His case will be restarted like it just started from the beginning, and he will be transported to a facility down here yet to be determined.”
To all victims of sexual assault who are retraumatized by today’s ruling, I am so sorry,
We’re going to try to bring him for medical care here in Bellevue [Hospital] down here first,
The court compounded that error when it ruled that defendant, who had no criminal history, could be cross examined about those allegations as well as numerous allegations of misconduct that portrayed defendant in a highly prejudicial light,
We don’t know exactly what the process is but we expect within 24 to 48 hours the Los Angeles courts or Los Angeles prosecutor will file an extradition charge to bring him in there,
If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party at the Four Seasons, don't go
We are devastated for the survivors who are connected to this case and the survivors who had found some solace and catharsis in the original verdict around Harvey Weinstein,
This is not a blow to the movement,
Many people, many survivors and those who love and support survivors probably thought that original verdict meant that there was going to be a change, that it marked a change and marked a difference in how this justice system was going to move and operate,
One singular man getting away with it" doesn't mean that a world free of sexual violence is something that can't be realised
I'm encouraged by what people have said, that this should be a clarion call."
Ten years ago, we could not get a man like Harvey Weinstein into a courtroom,
The law was not applied fairly to Harvey Weinstein,
The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial,
The topics [at trial] included Weinstein's bullying and fits of anger toward employees, restaurant workers and business associates. For example, the court would allow Weinstein to be cross-examined about cursing restaurant staff after being told the kitchen was closed, as well as directing a witness to lie to the defendant's wife,