Kate Beckinsale Posts About An Angry, NSFW Outburst From Harvey Weinstein On Instagram

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In a frankly shocking turn of events, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty of rape and serial sexual assault. In the wake of this news, many have been breathing sighs of relief that justice was done.

One of those people was actress Kate Beckinsale, who shared a horrific incident on Instagram when Weinstein verbally assaulted her after the premiere of 2001's Serendipity. She explained that the film's premiere was taking place about a week after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

"We all refused to go because holding a premiere mere weeks after 9/11 with the city still smoking felt like the most insensitive, tone deaf, disrespectful idea possible. But Harvey insisted."

She continued, explaining that she chose a simple white suit because it felt like a more respectful option instead of a sexy gown. The next day, Weinstein requested that Beckinsale bring her 2-year-old daughter to his house for a playdate with his similarly aged daughter. However, it was all a ruse.

"I turned up and he immediately called for his nanny to take the babies to another room to play. I went to go with them and he said 'No, you wait here.' The minute the door closed he started screaming 'you stupid f—ing C—, you C— you ruined my premiere.' I had no idea what he was talking about and started to shake.He said,'If I am throwing a red carpet you get in a tight dress, you shake your ass you shake your tits you do not go down it looking like a f—ing lesbian you stupid f—ing c—.'"

Beckinsale was horrified by Weinstein's outburst.

"The shock made me burst into tears. I tried to say 'Harvey,the city is on fire, people are still looking for their relatives none of us even felt the premiere was appropriate much less coming out dressed like it’s a bachelor party.' He said, 'I don’t care -it’s my f—ing premiere and if I want p— on the red carpet that’s what I get.' Screaming. Livid."

Beckinsale recalls that she "managed to get myself and my child out of there and yes that was one of many experiences I had that there was no recourse for, and falls under no felony." Because there was no physical altercation, she felt like she had no options.

She ends her post by expressing her relief that Weinstein is finally facing real consequences for his actions. However, she explains that it's just a start.

"But I WAS punished for it, and for other instances where I said no to him for years, insidiously and seeming irreversibly. Hearing that he has gone to prison for 23 years is a huge relief to me on behalf of all the women he sexually assaulted or raped, and I hope will be a deterrent to that sort of behavior in this and any other industry.

Having said that,the crimes that are not crimes, the inhumane bullying and sick covert abuse for which there is STILL no recourse no matter who you tell (and I did tell), these too need to go. I hope and pray that we as an industry can start to actually outlaw all abuses of power and expose them and eliminate them, for all genders, forever."

Hopefully Weinstein's sentencing will continue to push real change in Hollywood forward.