Harvey Weinstein's overturned sex crimes conviction inspires his accuser Rose McGowan to speak out: 'They cannot take away who we are'

Rose McGowan is making her voice heard after her alleged abuser Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes convictions were overturned.

The 50-year-old actress shared a video post to Instagram on Thursday in which she offered words of encouragement to Weinstein's other accusers and fellow rape survivors.

'They will never overturn who we are,' she captioned the clip, which was filmed against a background of greenery. 'Blessings to all who gave their all #spirit #courage #unity.'

Weinstein's 2020 conviction in New York were overturned on Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals after a slim majority of the justices rules that the disgraced film producer had not gotten a fair trial.

Despite the ruling, the 72-year-old former mogul is not a free man, as he will remain in prison after being convicted in Los Angeles in a separate rape case, though Weinstein is also appealing that ruling. 

Rose McGowan, 50, offered words of encouragement to fellow rape survivors in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday following news that Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction had been overturned

The New York Court of Appeals — the highest in the state — ruled on Thursday four to three that Weinstein had not gotten a fair trial; pictured in October 2022 in LA

'I’m proud of how far we’ve come. How much we’ve awakened. What we know of ourselves to be true. And what we know of others to be true,' McGowan said conflidently. 'No matter what they overturn, they cannot take away who we are, what we are, what we’ve gone through and what we can achieve in this life.'

The Doom Generation star included words of encouragement for other survivors who may have been discouraged by Weinstein's legal victory.

'We are not victims. We are people who were injured by evil,' she declared. 'Evil sticks together as witnessed … but we are better.

'To everyone out there fighting the good fight. You’re light. You are beautiful. You matter. I am with you,' McGowan continued. 'Some days we get knocked on our butts more days than others. But we will rise. We can find the tiny joys no matter what.'

She reminded her fans and followers that they shouldn't be ashamed to pause to 'shed those tears,' but she urged them to continue fighting for justice.

'You are brave, you are beautiful, you are strong. We know the truth. We know what we are and what they are,' she added, calling her viewers 'amazing' and saying that she was 'proud' of them.

McGowan ended the short speech on a weary but optimistic note. 

'Tomorrow we will rise. Stand up, dust ourselves off and look for every little ounce of joy and beauty that we can. Much love,' she concluded.

'We are not victims. We are people who were injured by evil,' she declared. 'Evil sticks together as witnessed … but we are better,' McGowan told her followers

She urged other survivors to stay strong: 'Some days we get knocked on our butts more days than others. But we will rise. We can find the tiny joys no matter what'; seen in 2019 in London

In 2017, the New York Times reported that Weinstein paid McGowan $100K over an alleged 1997 incident, though he did not admit fault; pictured in 2015

Later that year, McGowan publicly accused Weinstein of raping her in 1997, which he denied; pictured in 2020 in NYC

McGowan history of alleged abuse at Weinstein's hands came to light in 2017, as the Me Too movement began to spread across the US, most publicly in the entertainment industry.

According to the New York Times, the Planet Terror star was one of at least eight women Weinstein had paid off over the years, and she was said to have received a $100,000 settlement, for which the film producer did not admit any wrongdoing.

She had previously claimed in 2016 to hav been raped by a studio head years earlier, but she did not reveal a name at the time.

Shortly after the settlement was reported, McGowan took to social media to urge women to 'fight on,' while encouraging men to join their fight as 'allies.'

However, she did not directly address the Times' reporting or confirm that she had received a settlement.

After the initial report, Weinstein denied 'many' of the accusations. 

Later in 2017, McGowan publicly claimed that Weinstein had raped her, and she accused Amazon of calling off a planned series after she reported the years-old alleged incident.

Weinstein was convicted in February 2020 in New York of one count of criminal sexual assault in the first degree and one count of rape in the third degree, and he was subsequently sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Weinstein was later convicted of sex crimes in LA in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years, to be served starting after his New York conviction had ended. He is appealing that verdict as well; seen in 2017 

Weinstein faced a second trial in Los Angeles, and he was convicted in December 2022 of rape, forced oral copulation and third-degree sexual misconduct. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the crimes, to be served consecutively.

But on Thursday, the New York Court Of Appeals, the highest court in the state, overturned Weinstein's earlier convictions. Four of the seven justices ruled that the trial judge erred by allowing other accusers to share their claims in court, despite Weinstein not being charged for those alleged incidents.

According to the bare majority, allowing the other women to testify could have prejudiced the jury against the film producer.

However, he still remains jailed on his West Coast conviction, though Weinstein's attorneys are also attempting to have it overturned.