Both women were horrified this week when they woke up to headlines announcing that the disgraced mogul’s New York conviction had been overturned on appeal. It was like having the stitches ripped open on a monstrous wound. “There was a lot of hope and change in the air,” the producer says, “and it kind of feels like we’re backtracking…. It feels to me now like the pendulum is swinging back the other way.
And so I thought was very helpful—it humanized the people who were bringing the suit and helped explain their behavior and response to the violence of the experience.” Hill says that the testimonies of other women with similar experiences provided important context in this case, because Weinstein was not just another creep—he was powerful enough that he could ensure accusers and those around him would stay silent.