• Harvey Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act on Monday following a weeks-long trial in New York.
  • Several women who have accused the disgraced film mogul of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and rape have thanked the women who testified at his trial following his guilty verdict.
  • Celebrities across Hollywood also reacted to the guilty verdict, with filmmaker Judd Apatow calling it “just the beginning of holding him accountable.”
  • Anthony Rapp, who accused Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment, applauded “the women who bravely stepped forward” to speak up against Weinstein.
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Women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault, and sexual misconduct are among the celebrities who are reacting to the disgraced film mogul’s guilty verdict.

Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act in New York on Monday, though a jury acquitted him of predatory sexual assault.

The verdict came after weeks of emotional testimony from three women who accused Weinstein of rape and sexual assault: Mariam Haleyi, Jessica Mann, and Annabella Sciorra.

Alyssa Milano, an outspoken Weinstein critic who reignited Tarana Burke’s #MeToo movement on Twitter after allegations emerged, told Insider that the rape conviction was a “win for survivors everywhere.”

"With the cards historically stacked against survivors in our existing legal system, this is a win for survivors everywhere, and a testament to the progress our movement has made," she told Insider.

Sciorra called her testimony "painful but necessary" in a statement to Insider.

I spoke for myself and with the strength of the eighty plus victims of Harvey Weinstein in my heart. While we hope for continued righteous outcomes that bring absolute justice, we can never regret breaking the silence. For in speaking truth to power we pave the way for a more just culture, free of the scourge of violence against women," she said.

Minutes after Weinstein was found guilty, several of his accusers spoke out to thank Haleyi, Mann, and Sciorra for testifying.

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Writer Ronan Farrow, who helped uncover allegations of sexual abuse against Weinstein in a 2017 New Yorker article, asked people to think about Weinstein's accusers after the guilty verdict.

Alongside Weinstein's accusers, several celebrities - including Anthony Rapp, who accused Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment, and filmmaker Judd Apatow - voiced support for the women and said the New York case was only the beginning of Weinstein being held accountable.

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