19 May 2018, Cannes, France
In 1997, I was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at Cannes.
I was 21 years old. This festival was his hunting ground. I want to make a prediction: Harvey Weinstein will never be welcomed here ever again.
He will live in disgrace, shunned by a film community that once embraced him and covered up for his crimes.
And even tonight, sitting among you, there are those who still have to be held accountable for their conduct against women for behaviour that does not belong in this industry or workplace,” Argento said.
You know who you are. But most importantly, we know who you are. And we’re not going to allow you to get away with it any longer.