Harvey Weinstein Sentence: Time's Up & #MeToo Activists React

Time's Up & #MeToo Activists React to Harvey Weinstein Prison Sentence

3 years ago in MoviesWords By Liz Bautista

Celebrities have taken to Twitter to share their reactions to Harvey Weinstein's 23-year jail sentence, which was announced yesterday, Wednesday, March 11.

Among the celebrities who chimed in on the news were a number of the women who helped to bring the disgraced media mogul to justice: Rose McGowan and Rosanna Arquette, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, and Ronan Farrow, who broke the story for the New Yorker in 2017.

Tina Tchen, president of anti-sexual harassment organization, Time's Up, also posted a statement praising the women who spoke out against Weinstein in court. After praising them for their courage and strength, she wrote, “We remain in solidarity with the more than 100 survivors who suffered abuse, harassment, and rape at the hands of Harvey Weinstein. The trauma of sexual assault and harassment is lifelong – we can only hope that today’s sentence brings all of the survivors of Harvey Weinstein some measure of peace."

Find a selection of the reactions below.

And for the record I’m clear that this verdict and sentencing is squarely due to his survivors who stepped out of the shadows and bravely told their stories. I’m here to support them.
— Tarana (@TaranaBurke) March 11, 2020

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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

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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

Thank you Mimi Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff, and Lauren Young.

Thank you to all the #silencebreakers.

The social change you've catalyzed is just beginning. We’re committed to continuing the fight.

Our statement: https://t.co/LI7uDIyqfj
— TIME'S UP (@TIMESUPNOW) March 11, 2020