MeToo founder Tarana Burke defiant after Harvey Weinstein ruling - BBC News

Tarana Burke says the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in New York is not a blow to MeToo.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsHarvey Weinstein trialImage source, Getty ImagesBy Alys DaviesBBC News"This is not a blow to the movement," MeToo founder Tarana Burke stated defiantly as she responded to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York.

"It is a clarion call and we are prepared to answer that call," she proclaimed.

Her rallying call came after a New York Court of Appeals ruled that Weinstein, once one of Hollywood's most successful and influential producers, had not received a fair trial back in 2020 because prosecutors called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him.

The consequence: the judges ordered Weinstein face a new trial.

Arthur Aidala, the movie mogul's lawyer, hailed the decision as a "victory for every criminal defendant in the state of New York".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68904229

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