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Dame Judi Dench is all about forgiveness when it comes to her friend Harvey Weinstein ... and she thinks we should cut the disgraced producer some slack. He completely agrees!

Here's the deal ... the Oscar-winning actress raised eyebrows in a recent interview, saying HW has done his time after sex crime convictions during the #MeToo movement.

Harvey, through his rep, tells TMZ ... he has profound respect for Dench, adding ... "She is an extraordinary person who played an important role in my career."

Judi has known Harvey for years, and he was apparently a very good friend to her. He had a hand in shaping her career, and she says she had none of the experience his accusers have alleged. Getty

While she was outspoken against him when the reports of sexual assault first c

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