With me, stephen sackur. This city and los angeles are the twin capitals of americas giant movie, media and entertainment business. A business that has been rocked by allegations of systemic sexism, misogyny and abusive behaviour. My guest today is ashleyjudd, the actor and activist, and one of the first women to go public with her accusations about the mega producer, Harvey Weinstein. What began with voices of anger and pain has become a movement, demanding radical change. How far can it go . Theme music playing ashleyjudd, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. In recent weeks and months, something quite extraordinary has happened. Kickstarted, i suppose, by the allegations concerning Harvey Weinstein, and what we see now is the growth of a Real Movement of women speaking out. Are you satisfied that this has come about or are you deeply frustrated that it has taken so long for this to come about, what is your overriding emotion right now . Joy just unmitigated, electrifying joy. I am so hap