Mariska Hargitay Speaks Out About Harvey Weinstein's Overturned Rape Conviction

The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star talked about the strength of survivors during Variety‘s Power of Women event.

Mariska Hargitay shared some thoughts about Harvey Weinstein’s recently overturned rape conviction during Variety‘s Power of Women event Thursday in New York City.

While being honored for her work supporting sexual assault survivors, the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star gave a powerful speech about challenging broken systems, no matter how hard the fight.

“I want to talk today about reversing convictions,” Hargitay began, first talking about her commitment to protecting and uplifting survivors.

“It’s impossible to reverse my conviction that survivors matter, that what happened to us matters, and that our society must respond to survivors more compassionately, more holistically, with a deeper, more nuanced understanding of what healing means,” she said.

Hargitay the addressed Weinstein’s New York rape conviction and the frustrating “reason it was overturned.”