--- title: Ashley Judd on Harvey Weinstein's Arrest and #MeToo's Future description: After Harvey Weinstein turned himself in for rape and sexual assault charges, this is what the #MeToo movement needs from the accused men. canonical: https://time.com/5292610/harvey-weinstein-arrest-ashley-judd/ author: Ashley Judd article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-26T19:02:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:53:24.149Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Ashley Judd: "What Weinstein's Arrest Does — And Doesn't — Change for #MeToo" og:description: After Harvey Weinstein turned himself in for rape and sexual assault charges, this is what the #MeToo movement needs from the accused men. og:url: https://time.com/5292610/harvey-weinstein-arrest-ashley-judd/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt571181943d90501c/6989319fdb2987613725fc6f/ashley-judd-person-of-year-2017-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1120&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1120 og:image:height: 630 og:image:alt: ashley-judd-person-of-year-2017-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ashley Judd: "What Weinstein's Arrest Does — And Doesn't — Change for #MeToo" twitter:description: After Harvey Weinstein turned himself in for rape and sexual assault charges, this is what the #MeToo movement needs from the accused men. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt571181943d90501c/6989319fdb2987613725fc6f/ashley-judd-person-of-year-2017-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1120&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:54 video:published: 2018-05-25 section: entertainment topics: criminal charges, police surrender, not guilty plea, legal defense, sexual assault allegations, rape charges, court proceedings, media questions genre: news, breaking news tones: serious, tense, formal emotions: tension (medium), defiance (medium), anticipation (medium) sentiment: neutral audience: news viewers, entertainment industry followers, legal and justice observers, general public people: Harvey Weinstein organizations: New York City Police Department content_suitability: crime [00:00-01:54]; sexual content [00:00-01:54]; politics [01:01-01:20] transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Ashley Judd: What Harvey Weinstein's Arrest Does — And Doesn't — Change for the #MeToo Movement > Sponsored content. 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A paid TIME subscription is separate and available at time.com/subscribe-agent. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-inside-2026q3/newsletters?i=841e68a6-e799-47b0-bbea-1d63958d4438&cr=time-nl-inside-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Harvey Weinstein Surrenders to Police Amid Allegations of Rape and Sexual Assault [Watch (HLS stream): Harvey Weinstein Surrenders to Police Amid Allegations of Rape and Sexual Assault](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jLKm7dqf.m3u8) (1:54)  _Published 2018-05-25. Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a New York City police station early Friday after reports he would turn himself in to face charges of rape and sexual assault._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Harvey Weinstein arrives at a New York City police station to surrender. His lawyers state he will plead not guilty and intend to move quickly to dismiss the charges, calling them constitutionally flawed and factually unsupported. A spokesperson describes Weinstein's state as how one would feel when accused of a crime they vehemently deny. Reporters ask Weinstein what he has to say about the allegations against him. ## Key points - Weinstein will enter a plea of not guilty to the charges. (00:35) - Weinstein's legal team intends to move very quickly to dismiss the charges. (01:01) - The defense says the charges are constitutionally flawed. (01:01) - The defense argues the charges are not factually supported by the evidence. (01:01) - The defense expects Weinstein to be exonerated at the end of the process. (01:01) - Asked how Weinstein feels, the spokesperson said he feels as well as can be expected when accused of a crime he vehemently denies. (01:20) - Reporters ask Weinstein directly what he has to say about the allegations against him. (01:43) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:35] Weinstein arrives at police station. Weinstein is shown coming out and greeting people as he arrives to surrender. - [00:35 to 01:01] Plea of not guilty announced. It is said that Weinstein will enter a not guilty plea to the charges. - [01:01 to 01:20] Defense challenges the charges. Lawyers say they will seek dismissal, arguing the charges are flawed and unsupported by evidence. - [01:20 to 01:54] Reporters press Weinstein for comment. A spokesperson comments on Weinstein's state, and reporters ask him about the allegations. ## Key quotes - [01:01] Weinstein's attorney: "We believe that they are constitutionally flawed." - [01:01] Weinstein's attorney: "We believe that at the end of the process Mr. Weinstein will be exonerated." - [01:20] Weinstein's spokesperson: "as well as can be expected when you are accused of a crime that you vehemently deny having committed." - [01:43] interviewer: "Mr. Weinstein, what do you have to say about the allegations against you?" ## Questions this video answers - How does Weinstein plead to the charges? [00:35] - What is the defense's position on the charges? [01:01] - Does the defense expect Weinstein to be cleared? [01:01] - How is Weinstein feeling as he faces the charges? [01:20] - Will Weinstein respond publicly to the allegations? [01:43] ## Content suitability - crime [00:00-01:54]: Video concerns criminal charges of rape and sexual assault. - sexual content [00:00-01:54]: Subject matter involves allegations of sexual assault. - politics [01:01-01:20]: Legal arguments about constitutionality of the charges are discussed. by [Ashley Judd](https://time.com/author/ashley-judd/) ## Ashley Judd May 26, 2018 7:02 PM UTC  Ashley Judd, actor Ashley Judd, actor Billy & Hells for TIME by [Ashley Judd](https://time.com/author/ashley-judd/) ## Ashley Judd May 26, 2018 7:02 PM UTC When the news broke that [Harvey Weinstein](http://time.com/5291392/harvey-weinstein-arrested/) would be surrendering himself on [rape and sexual assault charges](http://time.com/5291492/harvey-weinstein-criminal-investigations/), I didn’t have a reaction. As I spoke with others for whom the ground was shaking I realized my feeling was that a sexual predator being legally accountable for criminal behavior is and should be normal, routine and not particularly newsworthy. And I also understood why it is thunderous news. In fact, both reactions ring true. The criminal justice system should function efficiently and swiftly, apprehending and punishing any and all sexual predators, whatever their social status and power quotient. And in this moment, in this era, that a powerful man who thrived and flourished in a culture of impunity was arrested and charged is resoundingly significant. It is a watershed event, an irreversible pivot away from tacit and explicit license to exploit to a ground of firmer boundaries and clarity about intolerable behavior no longer being tolerated. I was hopeful Harvey would plead guilty, that his surrender was volitional, so that in addition to carving out a singular position of disgrace, he could come forward as the predator who walks out of shame onto a new path of humility, introspection, accountability and amends, thereby leading our men and country in the necessary and inexorable of trajectory of restorative justice. It seems that Harvey, though, will not be the person to do that, as he is pleading not guilty and still maintains, in the face of so many accusations that all sex was consensual. Denial can stand for “I don’t even know I am lying,” and it appears that is where Harvey still lives. So as these current steps of justice in New York City unfold, and the system does its necessary and important thing, we still wait for an accused who can and will embody what [the #metoo movement and our society](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers/) needs and wants: someone who can navigate the duality of having aggressed and address their abuse of power with culpability and integrity. Restorative justice is also dual; in order for survivor-victims and society to embrace and restore the reformed, the reformed must have been genuinely transformed, shedding layers of toxic masculinity, exiting the denial/apology tour and standing in a new and collective space where both the person is and the narrative are made whole and unified. ## Transcript [00:21] Okay so we have a cop car blocking on traffic coming from [00:24] the Holland tunnel. A black car has pulled up [00:26] [ INAUDIBLE ] right now and [ INAUDIBLE ]. [00:27] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] One to two [00:41] hours, he'll be out guys, get [00:46] [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Okay? 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