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judi dench Is facing public outcry for the supportive comments he made disgraced film mogul harvey weinsteinWho is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault convictions.
When the allegations against Weinstein first surfaced in 2017, Dench, 90, immediately condemned his “horrible” behaviorAt the time, he acknowledged that the former film producer had “helped and supported my film career for the last 20 years,” he acknowledged, She was “completely unaware of these crimes.”
However, now that several years have passed, the British acting veteran feels “he has done his time.”
Dench explained, “I don’t know, it’s personal for me – sorry.” Radio Times In a new interview. He added, “I’ve seen a movie of Harvey walking with two sticks and you think, ‘Okay….’ “I knew Harvey and I knew him well and I had worked with him, and I had no experience like that – very fortunate for me.”
Weinstein, 73, is currently in prison after being convicted in California in 2022 of three counts of rape and sexual assault. Earlier, in 2020, he was convicted of rape in New York and sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, the latter’s conviction was overturned and he was retried in June. weinstein found again Convicted of one assault, but acquitted of other sexual charges,
Dench’s comments have caused a stir on social media, with many finding them “out of touch”.
“Ma’am, I wish you would talk to his victims before saying these things,” one wrote on Twitter.
“So disappointing to read this,” said another. “Sure, she can do what she wants, that’s her opinion. Her influence is the problem. She knows full well she’s in a position of influence and this action, these words, reinforce the misogynistic reality we all live under and is a slap in the face to all abusers.”
A third condemned, “An absolute and astonishing lack of compassion for the suffering of Weinstein’s other victims.”
However, another was more understanding of his comments, calling them “personal and nuanced.” He added, “She’s basically saying that she has processed her own experiences with Harvey Weinstein … and pivoted it around an apology rather than a public judgment.” “Classic Dench: measured, reflective, and unapologetically her own moral guide.”
Independent Dench’s rep has been contacted for comment.
in the same interview with Radio TimesDench revealed that she messages exiled Hollywood star Kevin Spacey.
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“Kevin has been exonerated and I have heard from Kevin, we have written a message,” Notes on a Scam the actor said.
Spacey, 66, was acquitted of sexual assault charges In a criminal trial in the UK in 2023, Also, a New York court dismissed sexual harassment allegations in 2022.
talking in advance Radio Times In 2019, Dench celebrated the talents of both Weinstein and Spacey, arguing that their work should be separated from their alleged crimes.
“Are we going to negate his 10 years at the Old Vic and everything he did, how amazing he was in all those films?” He said House of cards star.
“Are we not going to see all the films that Harvey produced? You can’t deny anyone’s talent,” Dench continued. “You may never see a Caravaggio painting. You may never go to see Noël Coward.”