Hollywood is having a #HarveyWeinsteinIsOverParty, and everyone’s invited!
Celebs like Rose McGowan, Patricia Arquette, Asia Argento, and Ronan Farrow took to social media on Wednesday to react to the news that Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty of rape in the third degree and of criminal sexual assault in the first degree.
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Farrow, who helped uncover allegations of sexual abuse against the mogul, was one of the first to speak out, writing on Twitter:
“A lot of news underlines how hard it is to hold wealthy and connected people accountable. Today’s shows the power of people who speak up, from a position of far less power, at great personal risk… 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.”
The award-winning journalist continued:
“In a letter to the judge this week, Weinstein’s attorneys said that reporting ‘destroyed’ his life. In fact, it fairly parsed a mountain of evidence suggesting Weinstein’s actions accomplished that. I hope it encourages more people to speak and more outlets to back tough stories.”
Arquette, for her part, thanked the brave women who came forward with their experiences with the disgraced producer, tweeting:
“Thank you @RoArquette @rosemcgowan @MiraSorvino and all the Whistleblowers in the Weinstein case who put their careers and reputations at risk to help clear the way to know the horrible acts Harvey has done. Thank you to all the brave victims.”
One of those brave victims was Mira Sorvino. The Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion star, who was one of the women who spoke out publicly against Weinstein, added in her own tweet:
“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.”
Meanwhile, fellow accuser Argento wrote on Instagram:
“Justice at last ? LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LOS ANGELES TRIAL – XXIII years in prison ✊? thank you to all the brave women who are helping to change the world”
And McGowan, one of Weinstein’s most vocal opponents, kept her response short and sweet, tweeting:
“Let us be free”
Preach!
Of course, not everyone’s applauding the court’s decision. A rep for Weinstein also shared a statement to ET, which read:
“This was a miscarriage of justice from the beginning of the process until now. His sentence doesn’t commensurate with the conviction and we believe on appeal, the court’s prejudice and the Prosecution’s looseness with evidence and procedures, along with the extreme biases that faced Mr. Weinstein before he walked into the courtroom, the evidence will show that this case had no merit.”
Sure, Jan.
This is a huge win for victims everywhere! Time is f**king UP!
[Image via WENN]
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