He is said to have forced an actress to have sex in 2013. That’s called rape. The judge already said in December: Harvey Weinstein is guilty. Now she has decided: he has to go to prison for 16 years because of the rape.
But that’s not Weinstein’s only jail term. He has already been convicted in another court case. It was also about rape then. For this, he is sentenced to 23 years in prison. Weinstein has appealed the verdict. That means his lawyers are trying to change the verdict and the sentence.
Harvey Weinstein has made many well-known films in his career. He was very famous in the US. But now many women say: Weinstein has abused his power in Hollywood. He sexually harassed or raped us. They also wrote this on the internet and called it #MeToo. That’s English and means: Me too. Weinstein says to this day: I’m innocent. I have not forced anyone to have sex.
