Annabella Sciorra - of the film ‘The Hand That Rocked the Cradle’ (92) and TV series ‘The Soprano’ fame, who accused American film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape - says she got no relief to see him arrested.
Hollywood
was recently rocked by allegations surrounding Weinstein, with many women (including actresses Rose McGowan,
Mia Sorvino
and Ashley Judd) coming forward to allege they had been sexually harassed or assaulted by him - allegations that the movie bigwig has denied.
charges a few days ago and was freed on $1million bail. Annabella posted several tweets on Sunday in response to it. She posted her and criticised the justice system, too. She tweeted, ‘The law finally caught up with Harvey Weinstein on Friday and charged him with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault. But nothing about that felt celebratory to me.’ She added, ‘‘The smirk on his face as he was led out of the police station in cuffs made me physically sick. The public statement from his lawyer was intended only to denigrate all the brave women who came forward and spoke out against him.’ ‘And I got no relief from seeing this monster walk into court, then sneak out the back door after posting a million dollar bond. All that says is, money buys VIP treatment in the justice system no matter how serious or violent the crimes.’