McGowanhasthathewas a wartalkfor a while, andAshleyJudd I thoughtnomeantnotoday's verdict, a dayofreckoningforwomenlikeAmbrose, whosaytheyfinallyfeelhighontheotherendofthatcallactressRoseannaArquette, whoalsoaccusedWeinsteinofsexualmisconduct.
I'm sohappy, but I can't stopcrying.
I don't know.
It's soweird.
I mean, I can't imaginehowtheothersarefeelingrightnow, youknow.
Andit's importanttorememberthattheotherwitnesseswhotestifiedinthiscaseaboutHarveyWeinsteindoingthingsverysimilartothemprobablybolsteredMimiHall a storyaswell.
WeinsteinwasalsoconvictedofthethirddegreerapeofJessicaMan, anaspiringactresswhoworkedas a hairstylist.
JessicaMan's testimonywasbyfarthemostcomplicatedandcomplextestimonythroughouttheentirecasebecausesheadmittedonthestandthatwhileHarveyWeinsteinallegedlyrapedher, shecontinuedin a consensualrelationshipwithhimoverthecourseoffiveyears.
Thedefensepointingto e mailsandtextmessagesshesenttoWeinsteinaftertheassault, highlightinglineslike, Asalways, I amhappytoseeyoursmile.
Thankyouforyourunfailingsupportandkindness.
I loveyou.
I alwaysdo.
But I hatefeelinglike a bootycallCommunication, purportedlyshowingheraffectionforWeinstein.
I thinkthiscasemayleadtoah, a betterunderstandingofrape, howitcanhappenwhenitcanhappentowhomitcanhappen, andthatcouldemboldenprosecutorsandvictims.
ThedisgracedHollywoodpowerbrokerwasacquittedonthreeothercharges, includingfirstdegreerapeandtwocountsofpredatorysexualassault, avoiding a potentiallifesentence.
Thiswasabouttwocases, bothofwhichhadissues, andthefactthatprosecutorsgotconvictionsonbothofthemis a bigwin.
Hislawyersareappealing.
I wasseatedtohisimmediateleftandhejustlookedatmeandhejustsaid, I'm innocent, but I'm innocent.
HowcouldthishappeninAmerica?
I'm innocent, andobviouslythat's a verydifficultthingforarethelegalteamtoabsorbbecauseyoufeelyoufeelsomewhatlikeyoufailedhim.
Heapparentlyhad a caraccidentoverthesummerthatcausednervepaininhisback, andas a result, he s centersattorneyshavesentthatheneededthiswalker.
Hegotanoperationonhisbackrightbeforethetrialagain, Accordingtohisdefenseteam, thewisethingthatwesawincourtwas a significantlydifferentmanthantheonethatyouseeinthepicturesofPeoplemagazine.