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Rose McGowan is making her voice heard after her alleged abuser Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes convictions were overturned.
The 50-year-old actress shared a video post to Instagram on Thursday in which she offered words of encouragement to Weinstein's other accusers and fellow rape survivors.
'They will never overturn who we are,' she captioned the clip, which was filmed against a background of greenery. 'Blessings to all who gave their all #spirit #courage #unity.'
Weinstein's 2020 conviction in New York were overturned on Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals after a slim majority of the justices rules that the disgraced film producer had not gotten a fair trial.
Despite the ruling, the 72-year-old former mogul is not a free man, as he will remain in prison after being convicted in Los Angeles in a separate rape case, though Weinstein is also appealing that ruling.
Rose McGowan, 50, offered words of encouragement to fellow rape survivors in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday following news that Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction had been overturned
The New York Court of Appeals — the highest in the state — ruled on Thursday four to three that Weinstein had not gotten a fair trial; pictured in October 2022 in LA
'I’m proud of how far we’ve come. How much we’ve awakened. What we know of ourselves to be true. And what we know of others to be true,' McGowan said conflidently. 'No matter what they overturn, they cannot take away who we are, what we are, what we’ve gone through and what we can achieve in this life.'
The Doom Generation star included words of encouragement for other survivors who may have been discouraged by Weinstein's legal victory.
'We are not victims. We are people who were injured by evil,' she declared. 'Evil sticks together as witnessed … but we are better.
'To everyone out there fighting the good fight. You’re light. You are beautiful. You matter. I am with you,' McGowan continued. 'Some days we get knocked on our butts more days than others. But we will rise. We can find the tiny joys no matter what.'
She reminded her fans and followers that they shouldn't be ashamed to pause to 'shed those tears,' but she urged them to continue fighting for justice.
'You are brave, you are beautiful, you are strong. We know the truth. We know what we are and what they are,' she added, calling her viewers 'amazing' and saying that she was 'proud' of them.
McGowan ended the short speech on a weary but
