had made a sexual advance toward him when Rapp was 14 — says he hopes the verdict will lead to more criminal prosecution of sexual misconduct, sexual assault and rape. But he also warns that convictions like Weinstein’s remain the exception rather than the rule.exclusively. “So the fact that he was convicted at all speaks volumes to me.”
“I’m trying to describe the feeling that at least some justice has been done,” he says of his initial reaction to the news. “It’s like a combination of relief and a kind of gratification, if that makes any sense. For a man as powerful and monied, with this machinery behind him and so much publicity — it is remarkable that he was convicted.”
“Maybe it’ll encourage more people to consider going through the ordeal of being a witness,” he says. “Maybe it will give people a little more sense of their own power in these situations; they won’t feel so overwhelmed that it’s a hopeless cause. If I were somebody who was on the fence, trying to figure out whether to go forward with something — yes, they see the hardship, but they also see that maybe it can make a difference.
London Metropolitan Police, however, are still investigating six separate allegations of sexual assault against Spacey. “Because of the nature of the law” in the U.K., Rapp says, “it seems like the most likely criminal case would be there. I wouldn’t be surprised, but at the same time I’m not counting on it.”looking for a criminal conviction is helpful for the #MeToo movement.
yes but the victims should understand we make mistakes as well
Did you ask, “what about spacey?”
Funny? I don’t remember many A-list actresses testifying & defending the women? Was Goop Paltrow called? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Why? Cause they’re guilty covering it up for their ow careers. Just as guilty as them! And Mitchell Obama said Harvey was a good man & her friend!
What about others rappers that are celebrated and loved in show business and sports? To be famous is still a barrier to justice !!!
Next up: stopping abuse of hollywood assistants and career extortion of actors and actresses altogether. Anybody? Anybody?
Who?
Who gives a fuck what he thinks lol
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