Some potentially good news:

Emma Thompson was confronted by a Shakesville reader about her signature on the appalling "free Polanski" petition, and she said she will remove her signature.

As Shakeville's Melissa McEwan comments, I'm reserving a large reaction until her name actually comes down, but just her reaction to the conversation is very heartening. Now if someone could only do the same with the many, many other artists I love who have signed...