"This day is ours": reactions to the arrest of Harvey Weinstein

"This day is ours" and "the beginning of (its) descent into hell" ... The main reactions to the arrest and indictment Friday for rape and sexual assault of producer Harvey Weinstein , implicated by a hundred of women.

THE PRESUMED VICTIMS

• Rose McGowan, who accuses Weinstein of raping her

"This day is ours," tweeted the actress "Scream," adding, "We got you Harvey, we got you."
Asia Argento (left) and Rose McGowan

• Asia Argento, who accuses Weinstein of having raped her

"Today Harvey Weinstein will take his first step towards his inevitable descent into hell. We, women, finally have a real hope of justice, "she wrote on the social network.

• Mira Sorvino, who accuses Weinstein of sexually harassing her and ruining her reputation and career

Mira Sorvino

"I send all my love to my sisters who have faced a monster ... So much emotion ... I am proud and grateful to you all," she said, also on Twitter.

THE MOVEMENTS THAT EMERGED FROM THE SCANDAL

Time's UP, an advocacy fund for victims of workplace sexual harassment, founded by Hollywood personalities, on Twitter: "Today a man whose actions have been so monstrous that they have generated global awareness has been stopped. Harvey Weinstein has broken the lives of countless women.

We support them and stand in solidarity with women everywhere who have faced dangerous and aggressive workplaces. We hope to see justice prevail. "

• Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, which denounces sexual violence

Tarana Burke

"It moves the court of the opinion case to a real court," she told Variety magazine. "It's very cathartic for many victims."

THE LAWYERS

• Benjamin Brafman, defending Harvey Weinstein, out of court

Harvey Weinstein and Benjamin Brafman

"Mr. Weinstein did not invent the sofa promotion in Hollywood". "We intend to move very quickly to stop the prosecution. We think that they do not fit under the Constitution. We believe that they are not supported by evidence and that at the end of the proceedings Mr Weinstein will be exonerated ".

• Gloria Allred, sex crimes lawyer

"I represent many accusers of Harvey Weinstein (...) It is high time he was forced to come to the bar, this day has finally arrived. I salute the courage of all those who have spoken to tell their truth to a rich and powerful man, "she said in a statement.

To the comments of Mr. Brafman, the lawyer and activist added, questioned by AFP, that "obviously, the prosecutors would not have lodged a complaint against Mr. Weinstein if they thought that there was no evidence to support the accusations or if they thought that their file is flawed in the face of the Constitution ". "I do not know if other complaints will be filed in other jurisdictions but serious investigations are ongoing elsewhere than New York," including London and Los Angeles, she added.