'A hard day' - Ashley Judd on quashed Weinstein conviction

Key Facts

• The overturning of the New York conviction was criticised by complainants, lawyers and #MeToo activists as a setback for abuse survivors.
• The actress - who starred in films including Ruby in Paradise, Heat and Norma Jean & Marilyn, and is part of the Silence Breakers group - added that the court's decision was a betrayal for sexual assault survivors.
• Gloria Allred, a lawyer who represented Mimi Haley, the key prosecution witness in the New York case, said that her client would consider testifying again "even though the process of testifying was gruelling and retraumatising for Mimi".
• At a news conference in New York, members including Ms Judd said that they would continue to seek justice for victims of sexual abuse and violence.

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