Dame Judi Dench believes disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has ‘done his time’ and deserves ‘forgiveness.’

Weinstein has been at the centre of rape or sexual misconduct allegations from more than 100 people, with some claims dating back to the 1970s.

The allegations sparked the Me Too movement, which highlighted sexual violence in the film industry, as well as worldwide.

Weinstein was initially convicted of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree in February 2020.

However, his 23-year sentence was overturned last year, sparking a three-week retrial in New York.

While speaking about her Quaker faith and forgiveness, she was asked by Radio Times if she could forgive good friends Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, who was cleared by courts in the UK and US

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