{"id":2191944,"date":"2025-12-09T03:51:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2191944"},"modified":"2025-12-09T03:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:51:24","slug":"judi-dench-says-convicted-rapist-harvey-weinstein-has-done-his-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/judi-dench-says-convicted-rapist-harvey-weinstein-has-done-his-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Judi Dench Says Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Has &#8216;Done His Time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The decorated English actor told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/dame-judi-dench-shakespeare-family-and-me-eyesight-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"the U.K.\u2019s Radio Times\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69370cafe4b0a1c98be320cc\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/dame-judi-dench-shakespeare-family-and-me-eyesight-interview\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">the U.K.\u2019s Radio Times<\/a> she sympathized with the convicted sex offender, saying he was never inappropriate with her during their professional relationship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Despite allegations of sexual misconduct from over 100 women, Dench said, \u201cI saw a bit of film of Harvey walking with two sticks and you think, \u2018Well\u2026 I knew Harvey and I knew him well and worked with him, and I had none of that experience\u2019 \u2013 very fortunately for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>While the interview did note that the Oscar-winning actor expressed \u201cempathy for his victims,\u201d the piece did not go into any more details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI imagine he\u2019s done his time,\u201d Dench went on about Weinstein, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration in California in 2023, and is also awaiting retrial on New York sex crime charges which were overturned in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know, to me it\u2019s personal \u2013 forgiveness,\u201d she trailed off, prompting the outlet to drop the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWhilst there is no doubt that Harvey Weinstein has helped and championed my film career for the past 20 years, I was completely unaware of these offenses which are, of course, horrifying,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cI offer my sympathy to those who have suffered, and wholehearted support to those who have spoken out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decorated English actor told the U.K.\u2019s Radio Times she sympathized with the convicted sex offender, saying he was never inappropriate with her during their professional relationship. 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