Dame Judi Dench, who won an Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth in the Miramax-produced film “Shakespeare in Love,” has some thoughts on convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.

Namely, she thinks he has “done his time.”

In a recent interview with the Radio Times, the retired 91-year-old actress said she expressed empathy for Weinstein, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles in 2023.

“I saw a bit of film of Harvey walking with two sticks and you think, ‘Well…’ ‘I knew Harvey and I knew him well and worked with him, and I had none of that experience — very fortunately for me,’” Dench said.

Although she also expressed sympathy for his victims, she said, “I imagine he’s done his time… I don’t know, to me it’s personal — forgiveness.”

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