He didn’t testify in his own defence during the trial, but moments before Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for two rape and sexual assault charges, he finally spoke up.
For nearly 20 minutes, he spoke in the Manhattan criminal court.
It was unexpected and many are saying it was “unwise”.
The disgraced Hollywood titan plans to appeal his guilty verdict and he also still faces other charges in Los Angeles.
In his statement he said, “First of all, to all the women who testified, we may have different truths, but I have great remorse for all of you.
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