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Hollywood, accusers condemn reversal of Weinstein conviction: ‘We know what happened’

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein’s accusers and opponents of sexual violence in Hollywood and beyond are speaking out against the reversal of the disgraced movie mogul’s rape conviction in New York. Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino and others who have accused the former Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct condemned a New York court of appeals’ decision on Thursday to overturn the verdict. Weinstein ...
Harvey Weinstein, left, interacts with his attorney, Mark Werksman, in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2022.

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein’s accusers and opponents of sexual violence in Hollywood and beyond are speaking out against the reversal of the disgraced movie mogul’s rape conviction in New York.

Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino and others who have accused the former Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct condemned a New York court of appeals’ decision on Thursday to overturn the verdict.

Weinstein has been serving a 23-year sentence since he was convicted in 2020 after allegedly assaulting former

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