What Weinstein Accusers Are Saying About the Shock Reversal
More than 80 women have accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. On Thursday, dozens of them expressed their shock and outrage when news broke that a New York court had overturned his 2020 rape conviction.
The decision from the New York Court of Appeals means the Manhattan DA’s office will once again have to try the serial predator, and his accusers may once again have to take the stand. His conviction on one count of sexual assault in connection with a 2013 attack on a woman inside a Beverly Hills hotel still stands.
His accusers’ response ranged from heartbreak—“My body is shaking,” one texted—to anger and defiance. The women vowed to continue the fight against sexual violence and predation, regardless of the court outcome.