The 56-year-old Mighty Aphrodite actor, who was one of the first stars to accuse Weinstein of misconduct, hit out at the move after the jailed Hollywood producer’s attorney ArthurAidala claimed he didn’t receive a fair trial due to decisions made by trial judge James Burke, alleging Weinstein’s character was on trial rather than the allegations he was facing.
Sorvino said on X: “Horrified! Day after #DenimDay honoring sexual violence survivors, Harvey Weinstein’s conviction overturned, due partly to molyneux witnesses testifying to prior bad acts, like lioness Annabella Sciorra.
“Since when don’t courts allow evidence of pattern of prior bad acts to be admitted.
“He’s a prolific serial predator who raped/harmed 200+ women! Disgusted w/ justice system skew twds predators not victims.”
Mira Sorvino, seen with Chris Backus (left) and Harvey Weinstein, is unhappy the latter's 2020 convictions in New York have been overturned. Photo / Getty Images
Sorvino then added a screenshot of her post to her Instagram account in a carousel that also included an announcement of the ruling.
She said in a caption on Instagram: “Gutsick. To all of my sister/brother/fellow survivors out there, it just means we have to love harder, and fight harder.
“Evil rears its ugly head but we are the army of light and will prevail.”
Weinstein, 72, was arrested and charged with rape in May 2018 and two years later was found guilty.
He was sentenced to 23 years in prison the following month.
The next July, he was extradited to Los Angeles and in December 2022 was found guilty of three of seven charges and sentenced to an additional 16 years in jail to be served separately from his New York sentence.
But on Thursday, April 25, Weinstein’s New York sentence was officially overturned.
The California conviction is not affected by the ruling and Weinstein currently remains in jail.
