Twitter Reacts As Harvey Weinstein Gets Convicted Of Rape

Harvey Weinstein Finally Convicted Of Rape

Popular Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two of the five criminal charges he faced in his New York County trial on Monday after the jury deliberated for five days.

Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob Weinstein co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

Weinstein, who had maintained his innocence throughout the legal proceedings, was convicted of criminal sexual assault in the first degree, based on the testimony of former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haley.

He was also convicted rape in the third degree, based on the testimony of one-time aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Due to his poor health, Weinstein is being held at Bellevue Hospital prison ward in Manhattan.

THR reports that following the verdict, Weinstein’s attorney Arthur Aidala said — “All he kept saying over and over again was, ‘I’m innocent. I’m innocent. How could this happen in America? I’m innocent. I’m innocent,'” Aidala recalled outside the courthouse.

Breaking News: Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on 2 charges, including rape, after a trial in which 6 women testified in detail that he had attacked them.https://t.co/Mk9b6Gglz9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 24, 2020

Weinstein will be sentenced on March 11 and is facing a minimum of five years in up to 25 years behind bars.

See some reactions on twitter below :

“I’m Harvey Weinstein — you know what I can do.”

Yep. You can limp your disgusting, convicted-for-raping women, decrepit ass into prison, hopefully get more years added to your too-short sentence, and DIE in there.

THAT’S what you can do.

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) February 25, 2020

It’s weird how being convicted of rape actually seems to have cleared up Harvey Weinstein’s back pain. https://t.co/WlWpnahdiA

— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) February 25, 2020

Don’t want to hear no more “wHaT aBoUt HaRveY WeInsTeiN” by you bunch of biscuit brained R Kelly and Cosby apologists https://t.co/n00mxLvU8D

— .* (@uncletypewriter) February 24, 2020

Those silly black men and women wondering how they can mention freeing R Kelly and Bill Cosby now that they can’t mention Harvey Weinstein not being in jail. pic.twitter.com/YvUFAIrYS1

— Nina Lee (@NinaSerafina) February 24, 2020

Where are all of the “what about Harvey Weinstein” folks at?!? Why are y’all so quiet? HARVEY GOT FOUND GUILTY!

R. Kelly and Bill Cosby deflectors WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?! pic.twitter.com/NXPj4DXTl3

— r. kellys infected toe (@kelly_plea) February 24, 2020