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Margot Robbie responds to Harvey Weinstein guilty verdict with Instagram story

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After Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of two felony sex crimes, actress Margot Robbie responded with an Instagram story.

The Birds of Prey star posted a drawing of Weinstein on her Instagram stories with “Guilty” written over it, as well as her own note that read, “Today’s guilty verdicts in the Weinstein trial are a testament to the bravery and resilience of the #SilenceBreakers, and a victory for survivors everywhere.”

“This is just the beginning,” Robbie continued, urging her followers to “join @TimesUpNow’s fight for safety, equity and justice in every workplace: Text COURAGE to 306-44.”

Margot Robbie's Instagram story following the verdict
Margot Robbie's Instagram story following the verdict

The Bombshell actor’s post came after a jury convicted Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, but acquitted him of the three other charges including two charges of being a sexual predator.

One of Robbie’s friends, model Cara Delevingne, previously accused Weinstein of sexual harassment. Weinstein has denied all accusations of non-consensual sex and sexual misconduct.

In 2017, the British model wrote about her experiences with Weinstein in a lengthy Instagram post.

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When I first started to work as an actress, i was working on a film and I received a call from‎ Harvey Weinstein asking if I had slept with any of the women I was seen out with in the media. It was a very odd and uncomfortable call....i answered none of his questions and hurried off the phone but before I hung up, he said to me that If I was gay or decided to be with a woman especially in public that I'd never get the role of a straight woman or make it as an actress in Hollywood. A year or two later, I went to a meeting with him in the lobby of a hotel with a director about an upcoming film. The director left the meeting and Harvey asked me to stay and chat with him. As soon as we were alone he began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature. He then invited me to his room. I quickly declined and asked his assistant if my car was outside. She said it wasn't and wouldn't be for a bit and I should go to his room. At that moment I felt very powerless and scared but didn't want to act that way hoping that I was wrong about the situation. When I arrived I was relieved to find another woman in his room and thought immediately I was safe. He asked us to kiss and she began some sort of advances upon his direction. I swiftly got up and asked him if he knew that I could sing. And I began to sing....i thought it would make the situation better....more professional....like an audition....i was so nervous. After singing I said again that I had to leave. He walked me to the door and stood in front of it and tried to kiss me on the lips. I stopped him and managed to get out of the room. I still got the part for the film and always thought that he gave it to me because of what happened. Since then I felt awful that I did the movie. I felt like I didn't deserve the part. I was so hesitant about speaking out....I didn't want to hurt his family. I felt guilty as if I did something wrong. I was also terrified that this sort of thing had happened to so many women I know but no one had said anything because of fear.

A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:39am PDT

“As soon as we were alone he began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature,” she wrote. “At that moment I felt very powerless and scared but didn't want to act that way hoping that I was wrong about the situation...He walked me to the door and stood in front of it and tried to kiss me on the lips.”

When asked by Entertainment Tonight about Delevigne’s choice to come forward about her experience with Weinstein, Robbie said, “Cara is a dear friend of mine and I already knew she was a fierce, brave woman. Today just proved that again.”

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Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan and Mira Sorvino have also posted on social media about the verdict.