Overview
- Dench told Radio Times she “imagines” Weinstein has “done his time,” describing her view as “personal — forgiveness,” and noting she did not experience the conduct others alleged.
- Weinstein remains incarcerated on a 16‑year sentence from his 2022 Los Angeles conviction, and a June 2025 New York retrial produced a split result with one conviction, one acquittal and a mistrial.
- A spokesperson for Weinstein thanked Dench, claimed he is imprisoned for something he did not do, and said some published claims are being shown to be untrue or unsupported.
- Coverage reports wide criticism of Dench’s remarks on social media, with commentators arguing her stance minimizes harm to victims and revives debates over separating art from wrongdoing.
- Dench also said she texts Kevin Spacey and called him “exonerated”; Spacey was acquitted in a 2023 U.K. criminal trial and faces civil claims in the U.K. next year.