Judi Dench has been criticised by fans after speaking out in support of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
In 2020, Weinstein was found guilty of first-degree and third-degree rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison. The New York Court of Appeals later overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction, deeming that the judge at the trial gave improper rulings. This included the decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
However, Weinstein remains imprisoned, serving a 16-year sentence following a 2022 California rape conviction, which acting legend Dench recently addressed in conversation with the Radio Times, telling the publication she felt “he’s done his time”.
“I don’t know, to me it’s personal – forgiveness,” she said in a recent interview with The Radio Times. “I saw a bit of film of Harvey walking with two sticks, and you think, ‘Well…’ I knew Harvey, and I knew him well and worked with him, and I had none of that experience, very fortunately for me.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Dench revealed that she texts exiled Hollywood star Kevin Spacey. “Kevin has been exonerated, and I hear from Kevin, we text,” she said.
