Over 100 women have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, and many say they were saddened and 'devastated' by his overturned NY conviction.
Lauren Sivan speaks at Silence Breakers Hold Press Conference In Los Angeles Following Guilty Verdict In Harvey Weinstein Trial at Los Angeles City Hall on February 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.. The former New York TV news reporter – one of more than 100 women who say Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them during his decades-long career as a top Hollywood gatekeeper – knew the divided decision was a possibility. The judges who issued the ruling had appearedin a phone interview.
“We’re grateful that he’s going to remain in jail, at least until he’s almost 90, because of the L.A. trial. But my heart goes out to those who testified in New York who really had to repeat the trauma that he put them all through. Those are really brave women who came forward and took the stand. And the idea that they might have to do it all over again is really heartbreaking,” Sivan said. “It’s like picking a scab off a wound for these women who might have to go through this all over again.
Geiss says it was difficult to take the stand and face Weinstein. She previously stepped forward in 2017 to saywhile she was pitching a movie at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. She also led a class action lawsuit that battled Weinstein in federal court and eventually won settlements for more than 50 victims through a bankruptcy court proceeding for The Weinstein Company.
“This is a terrible setback for survivors everywhere who are brave enough to come forward with the stories of abuse,” she added. “I am forever grateful to the women who women who testified at Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial, at great personal cost. The fight goes on and we will win in the end. I want all survivors to know- we hear you and we won’t stop fighting for the justice you deserve.
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