Chapter 1073 Feminist Fighter
The rumors of Harvey's sexual harassment have long been the secret of Hollywood. "He has slept with all the women he has worked with" have been circulating in the market for a long time. He is the most powerful male hunter in Hollywood, but he is certainly not the only male allowed to act arbitrarily. Many people are asking why Harvey's behavior was acquiesced by employees and collaborators, and the whole Hollywood will let him be arrogant for 30 years?
Now this article in the New York Times reveals a corner of the truth. Harvey has been doing evil for many years but is always able to get away with the law. In addition to the media providing protection to him, there is also political force to protect him. Just like a few years ago, the female model Ambra called the police and said that Harvey had sexually harassed her. Ambra had a recording of his conversation with Harvey, in which Harvey admitted that he had pinched Ambra's chest. In this case, the Washington District Attorney's Office refused to sue Harvey. Under the dual pressure of public opinion and the police, Ambra finally had to choose to settle with Harvey.
So far, Harvey has been accused eight times, and the first seven times have been the case. While pouring dirty water on the victim through the media, Harvey used various means to make the prosecution refuse to prosecute, and even urged the victim, ultimately forcing the other party to reconcile with him.
After the article in the New York Times came out, Beverly Hills District Attorney Sellers Vance, as well as many Democratic tycoons who had close contact with Harvey, became the targets of doubt among netizens, criticizing them as Harvey's accomplices. The Republicans also criticized the Democrats for turning a blind eye to Harvey's bad behavior and demanded that Democrats give up Harvey's political donations.
On the White House petition website, netizens launched a petition to release Liu Yifei and demand an apology. At the same time, a large number of protesters gathered in front of the Los Angeles Municipal Government building to support Liu Yifei.
Among these protesters, there are yellow people, white people, and black people, among which women account for two-thirds. With the full outbreak of the Harvey incident, Liu Yifei became a hero to many people and won a large number of supporters, of which 69.9% were women and 30.1% were men.
Usually, many female celebrities in Hollywood keep talking about feminism, but when the Harvey incident broke out, these celebrities pretended to be deaf and dumb. After waiting for Harvey to collapse, they came out to pretend, express their shock, and said they were completely unaware of it. Netizens think they are too hypocritical. Even Gao Xiaosong from China knows about Harvey's mess. Would you, the collaborators, know?
On the contrary, Liu Yifei chose to resist resolutely when Harvey violated him. After injuring Harvey, she did not retreat in the face of the coercion and temptation of Harvey's team. In the eyes of many people, this is the real feminist fighter. Therefore, countless women regard her as a hero. Especially some las, they think Liu Yifei is full of energy and is the most ideal partner. They all leave messages under Liu Yifei's fly account, saying that they fell in love with Liu Yifei and wanted to grind tofu with her.
Protesters in front of the Los Angeles city government held signs of all sizes, with colorful slogans posted on them with "metoo" and various slogans supporting Liu Yifei.
"Liu Yifei, you are our hero, we are with you!"
"Please release Liu Yifei immediately and don't become a complicit conspirator of the rape criminal!"
"From today on, female victims will no longer remain silent!"
These protesters were very civilized, and did not hoarsely, nor did they do extreme actions like throwing tomatoes. They just held slogans and carried silent protests. There were also many women among the police who maintained order at the scene. They quietly told the protesters that my heart was with you!
In addition to the protesters, there were hundreds of reporters reporting on the scene. Wendy, a female reporter of the ABC TV series, excitedly said: "The social network promotes the emergence of a revolutionary movement in an unprecedented way, and we must keep up with it. This is conducive to the creation of a new network field. As long as we ensure that every story can be heard and let women know that they are not alone, we can believe that metoo is not a temporary network hotspot, but just the beginning of a battle!"
Under the overwhelming media reports, more and more people rushed to the scene to support Liu Yifei. At the same time, the White House petitioned online to demand the release of Liu Yifei quickly reached 150,000, and the White House had to respond. The White House said that the government cannot directly make a decision to release Liu Yifei, and a grand jury must make a ruling.
Using jury to decide cases is a major feature of the American legal system. Jury is composed of a group of ordinary citizens known as "juries" who do not have any special training or background to decide on criminal and non-criminal cases.
The jury in the United States is different from other countries and is divided into large juries and small juries. The jury only handles criminal cases and is responsible for hearing evidence, that is, based on the statements of prosecutors, parties and witnesses, it decides whether to prosecute the defendant; in criminal proceedings, the small jury determines whether the suspect is guilty, resolves the dispute in civil proceedings, and decides whether to compensate. Generally speaking, the jury mainly refers to the small jury.
Zhang Ran and Liu Yifei's defense team knew very well that Harvey accused Liu Yifei of intentional injury, and he was indeed injured; if Liu Yifei wants to be released, he must pass the grand jury; everything they did was to influence the jurors and let them stand on Liu Yifei's side.
As media reports deepened, politicians had to come out and disconnect. First, Hillary said through a spokesperson: "I was surprised and indignant about Harvey Weinstein, and his behavior was unforgivable. Liu Yifei and other girls who stood up were heroes. Their courage and support from others were crucial to preventing similar behaviors from happening."
Former Secretary of State Rice also condemned Harvey: "I am very shocked that it is unbearable to do such behavior to women. Their courage and the support of others are important pillars to combat this kind of sexual harassment!"
*** Condemned Harvey through a White House spokesman: "Michelle and I feel very disgusting about recent reports about Harvey Weinstein. Any man who devalues and derogates women in this way needs to be condemned and held accountable, no matter what position he is, how much wealth he has. We need to build a culture that includes making our girls stronger and teaching boys to be decent and respectful so that similar behaviors will be reduced in the future."
On the morning of January 18, the grand jury rejected Harvey's allegations against Liu Yifei and ruled that Liu Yifei kicked Harvey in the counterattack when he was violated by Harvey. It was a legitimate defense and decided not to sue Liu Yifei.
When the prosecutor announced that he would not prosecute Liu Yifei and could leave at any time, she hugged and smashed her mother Liu Xiaoli tightly, and tears couldn't stop flowing. Liu Yifei's supporters also stood up and applauded Liu Yifei excitedly.
After leaving the court, Liu Yifei was surrounded by hundreds of media and could not move. The countless flashes in front of her were instantly lit as if they were agreed, almost blinding her eyes.
Lawyer and bodyguard guard Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli in the middle to avoid being squeezed by the restless media. Johnny Cochran smiled and said to Liu Yifei: "You are the hero in everyone's hearts. There are many supporters on the scene. They have been here to support you these days. Now that you have been successfully released, let me say something to you!"
Liu Yifei knew that this was a good opportunity to shape her image and knew that it was very important to her future. Of course, she also knew that this was Zhang Ran’s idea. If Liu Yifei had put it a month ago, she would definitely say that I would not care about him and I would not listen to him! But after this incident, she became much more mature and no longer so childish.
Liu Yifei nodded slightly at Johnny Cochran and looked around. She saw a large number of people, most of whom were holding support cards with their names written on them, and they all shouted with excitement and excitement as if they had seen their idols.
These people are my supporters, and they are all here to support me!
Liu Yifei took a breath and said slowly: "Thank you my mother, my lawyers, and all those who support and help me. Without your support, it would be difficult for me to win in the contest with Harvey. This victory belongs not only to me, but also to you, to all women, to all those who believe in fairness and justice!
When I was 14 years old, I starred in the first TV series in my life. The following TV series I starred in made me famous in China and became a striking big star. But since then, all kinds of rumors have accompanied me. I was kept by others, and I said I was sleeping with others in order to get a role, and some even said I was a transgender person.
In fact, it is not just the entertainment industry. This kind of thing exists in the academic, engineering, medical, political, and almost all fields. In the eyes of many people, as long as a woman succeeds, she must betray herself. This is a terrible prejudice! This concept has it in China, the United States, and the whole world has it!
Weinstein has been committing evil for thirty years and has been reported many times, but he can get rid of the crime every time. His usual strategy is to smear these women who stood up to accuse him through the media, saying that they were promiscuous and that they betray themselves for the role. When the jury was ruling, when he thought that these women were such people, he stood on Harvey's side intentionally or unintentionally. In the end, these victims had no choice but to reconcile with Harvey. This time he also treated me like this, saying that I slept with others at the age of 14, saying that I was promiscuous and saying that I slept with the director for the role.
Fortunately, when I was 14 years old, I met a great teacher. He told me that actors are nobles and actors are warriors! Only with a noble heart and a strong soul can one become a truly good actor! He taught me what strength is!”
Speaking of this, Liu Yifei thought that she would praise herself like this, saying that she was a great teacher, not ashamed of being a narcissist! She paused and continued: "Lucky, I have been acting in action movies, strong enough! Fortunately, I am in a more open era, and people are willing to listen to women's voices! Fortunately, many women who were violated by Harvey bravely stood up! So, I can stand here and say that the days when women are insulted and contempt are over, and such days are over!
I want all girls to know that a new day is coming. When the new day finally comes, it will be because many great women and some amazing men lead us to this moment; when that day really comes, no one needs to say: metoo!"
After Liu Yifei's speech was uploaded to the Internet, it was enthusiastically sought after by netizens. In less than 24 hours, the video click rate exceeded 100 million times. Her speech was also enthusiastically sought after by the media. The New York Times called it the greatest speech in the entertainment industry; The Los Angeles Times praised it as a candlelight that awakened female compatriots to face misfortune bravely...
Through this incident, Liu Yifei has completely become a representative of feminism and a representative of the metoo movement. Her fame and influence on the global scale have increased geometrically.
Chapter completed!