After humiliated Hollywood manufacturer Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for murder was overturned on Thursday in New York, artist Ashley Judd criticized what she termed “institutional treachery.”
” This is what it’s like to be a person in America, living with female privilege to our body”, Judd, who , was one of the people who went public with allegations of sexual abuse against , Weinstein, said during a press conference.
The 56- yr- old actress finally recalled her individual testimony about the disgraced producer’s illegal advances, which she said transpired in a hotel room while filming the 1997 film , Love the Girls.
When individuals share their stories, they are acting in a prominent way that encourages others to join in a collective action that fosters change, according to Judd.
” We understand that leadership is exercising principles and values in the face of doubt, and that’s what we officials and individuals do”, she added. ” This, now, is an action of administrative betrayal, and our institutions abandon victims of male sexual violence”.
On Thursday, New York’s highest court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 murder conviction and ordered a fresh trial , after finding that Justice James M. Burke, the prosecutor who formerly presided over the situation, acted improperly when he let the jury speak testimony from some of Weinstein’s alleged victims.
In the first degree and third-degree rape, Weinstein was found guilty and found guilty. He was  , subsequently sentenced to 23 years in prison. This , conviction, however, did not involve Judd.
” We have so much to offer. We need to be able to contribute without fear, without terror, of violence, of our voices being muted”, she said at the press conference on Thursday.
Last year,  , Weinstein was also sentenced to 16 years , in jail in his Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial. This sentence was added to the 23-year New York sentence he received.
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