e highest court in New York overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges, a decision that shocked and upset many women whose courage in speaking out against the prominent Hollywood producer helped drive the #MeToo movement forward.
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00:00 I want to be clear that this moment and this decision actually means that we have a movement.
00:08 It means we have a movement.
00:11 You know, 10 years ago, we could not get a man like Harvey Weinstein into a courtroom.
00:17 And you need to be clear about that.
00:19 A man as powerful and as far reaching as a Harvey Weinstein, as you, as Ashley just described,
00:26 you could not get him into a courtroom.
00:29 And we need to acknowledge that.
00:30 We also need to understand that the legal system has never served survivors.
00:35 This is not a blow to the movement.
00:39 It is a clarion call.
00:41 And we are prepared to answer that call.
00:45 And it may sound like it's an exaggeration, but it's not.
00:49 Today, today's legal ruling is a great day for America.
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