BRAVE WOMEN WHO HAVE TESTIFIED AT THIS TRIAL, WHO WENT THROUGH
THEIR OWN PERSONAL HELL TO BRING
US TO THIS MOMENT OF JUSTICE.
>> JOINING US NOW, ACTOR,
DIRECTOR, AND ACTIVIST ROSANNA
ARQUETTE.
ARQUETTE. ROSANNA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. I’M SORRY THAT THIS IS THE
SUBJECT YOU’RE HERE FOR.
BUT IT’S BEEN VERY HELPFUL I
THINK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, AS YOU
KNOW.
KNOW. >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
AND YOUR INCREDIBLE JOURNALISM
EVERY DAY TELLING THE TRUTH.
YOU AND RACHEL ARE EXTRAORDINARY
HUMAN BEINGS, AND I THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
MUCH. >> ROSANNA, YOU SAID YESTERDAY
THAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD
SEE THIS.
SEE THIS. AND I THINK BASED ON WHAT I’VE
HEARD YOU SAY AND READ YOU SAY
ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST, I DON’T
THINK YOU EVER EXPECTED HARVEY
WEINSTEIN WAS GOING TO BE IN
HANDCUFFS BECAUSE OF THIS.
>> THE WAY IT WAS GOING AND THE
DIRTY TACTICS THAT THE ATTORNEYS
WERE DOING IN THE COURTROOM,
VICTIM BLAMING, SHAMING, IT
DIDN’T LOOK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. SO IT’S EXTRAORDINARY THAT IT
DID.
DID. BUT HAVING SAID THAT, I MEAN,
JAIL TIME FOR HIM IS NOT REALLY
JUSTICE FOR RAPE SURVIVORS.
EVEN THOUGH IT’S SOMETHING.
THEY’RE GOING TO LIVE FOR THE
REST OF THEIR LIVES WITH THIS
HORRIBLE TRAUMA THAT HAPPENED TO
THEM.
THEM. HE IS A CONVICTED RAPIST AND HE
IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
I’M SORRY THAT HE’S NOT FEELING
WELL AND HIS HEALTH ISN’T GOOD.
BUT YOU KNOW, HE DOES NEED TO BE
IN JAIL.
IN JAIL. HE’S A CONVICTED RAPIST.
HOPEFULLY HE’S NOT GETTING
SPECIAL ATTENTION BECAUSE HE’S
RICH AND POWERFUL AND WHITE AND
BECAUSE -- AND BECAUSE HE’S
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GOVERNOR’S
CAMPAIGN AND PSI VANCE.
HE REALLY NEEDS TO GO TO JAIL.
THAT’S WHAT I HOPE IS HAPPENING,
BECAUSE HE’S BEEN CONVICTED AND
THAT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
>> ROSANNA, I’LL NEVER FORGET
READING THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOU IN THAT HOTEL
ROOM WITH HARVEY WEINSTEIN IN
RONAN’S ARTICLE.
RONAN’S ARTICLE. I KNOW YOU AND I MET MANY, MANY
YEARS AGO IN L.A.
AND SO IT ALSO HAD THAT
RESONANCE THAT I KNOW THIS
PERSON WHO I’M READING ABOUT IN
THIS ROOM.
THIS ROOM. AND WHAT -- DID YOU REALIZE THAT
THE WEIGHT OF YOUR CAREER WAS ON
THE LINE WHEN YOU -- HE WAS
TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEEL THAT BY
GIVING YOU THESE EXAMPLES AND
TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU THAT
OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GONE ALONG
WITH THIS AND IT’S HELPED THEM.
DID YOU REALIZE THAT THIS COULD
MEAN AS IT DID DOWN THE LINE HE
WAS GOING TO XWLOK YOU FROM
GETTING ROLES AND EVERYTHING
THAT HE DID DO?
>> I KNEW IT IMMEDIATELY AS I
WENT DOWN THE ELEVATOR.
I JUST KNEW IT.
I SAID OH, MY GOD.
AND I WAS RIGHT.
AND YES, I AM IN "PULP FICTION,"
WHICH HAPPENED AFTER THE
INCIDENT THAT QUENTIN TARANTINO
ASKED ME TO DO THE MOVIE.
BUT I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT
DOESN’T HAVE A BACK END IN THE
FILM.
FILM. I WORKED FOR NOTHING AND THEY
MAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
MONEY.
MONEY. ANYWAY, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
>> LET’S LISTEN TO WHAT DISTRICT
ATTORNEY CYRUS VANCE SAID ABOUT
THIS PROSECUTION.
THIS PROSECUTION. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WEINSTEIN IS A VICIOUS SERIAL
SEXUAL PREDATOR WHO USED HIS
POWER TO THREATEN, RAPE,
ASSAULT, TRICK, HUMILIATE, AND
SILENCE HIS VICTIMS.
HE HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF
CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT IN THE FIRST
DEGREE AND WILL FACE ON THAT
COUNT A STATE PRISON SENTENCE OF
NO LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AND UP
TO 25 YEARS.
>> ROSANNA, IT TOOK --
>> THANK YOU.
>> -- AN AWFUL LOT FOR THOSE
PROSECUTORS TO BE CONVINCED THAT
THEY COULD BRING THESE CASES.
>> I MEAN, THERE’S A LOT OF
EVIDENCE THROUGH THE YEARS THAT
PEOPLE -- AMBRA GUTIERREZ, SHE
WORE THE WIRE.
I MEAN, THOSE TYPES DISAPPEARED.
THANK GOD SHE HAD A COPY OF IT.
BECAUSE THEN THEY CAME OUT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT
HAPPENED FOR YEARS THAT THIS WAS
REPORTED.
REPORTED. SOME PEOPLE COVERED IT UP.
BUT NOW WE HAVE THE TRUTH, AND
THERE’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER
TRIAL IN LOS ANGELES WITH NEW
WITNESSES.
WITNESSES. AND ONE OF THE WOMEN WAS 16 AT
THE TIME.
THE TIME. SO WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
TRIAL TOO.
TRIAL TOO. >> ROSANNA, I’M SURE YOU GET THE
QUESTION FROM YOUNG ACTRESSES
JUST OUT OF TRAINING, JUST OUT
OF COLLEGE OR COMING TO L.A. FOR
THE FIRST TIME OF IS THIS GOING
TO HAPPEN TO ME, WHAT DO I DO,
WHAT AM I GETTING INTO.
>> WE’RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE
WHOLE SYSTEM.
WHOLE SYSTEM. WITHIN THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
THERE’S A SEXUAL HARASSMENT --
THERE’S A COUPLE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT COMMITTEES, AND WE’RE
WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. NO MORE MEETINGS IN HOTEL ROOMS.
WHICH WAS VERY COMMON.
YOU WENT TO -- THAT’S WHAT DONNA
ROTUNNO DIDN’T UNDERSTAND.
IT WAS VERY COMMON FOR ACTORS TO
GO MEET A DIRECTOR WHO WAS
TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN IN A HOTEL
SUITE.
SUITE. IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME.
BUT THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. THERE’S GOING TO BE -- DURING
SEX SCENES THERE WILL BE A
COORDINATOR THERE TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND
COMFORTABLE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO
NUDITY.
NUDITY. AND SO PEOPLE AREN’T ABUSED.
AND WE’RE REALLY NOW FOCUSING ON
THE CHILDREN BECAUSE SO MANY
CHILDREN HAD BEEN ABUSED IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS AND WE’RE
WORKING REALLY HARD FOR THAT TO
NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> ROSANNA ARQUETTE, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND FOR ALL OF
YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS VERY LONG
STRUGGLE.