Rose McGowan once again lashed out at the Hollywood elite for remaining silent about the Harvey Weinstein Sexual Harassment Scandal as just as it was announced that the 65-year-old was ousted from his own company on Sunday night.
McGowan took to Twitter to share a photo of herself in her 20’s and wrote: ‘this is the girl that was hurt by a monster. This is the girl who you are shaming with your silence.’
At roughly the same time the Harvey Weinstein company announced that they have fired that ‘monster.’
McGowan took to Twitter to share a photo of herself in her 20’s and wrote: ‘this is the girl that was hurt by a monster. This is the girl who you are shaming with your silence’
At roughly the same time the Harvey Weinstein company announced that they have fired the 65-year-old, who is pictured with McGowan, one of his most vocal accusers, in 2004
Harvey Weinstein is pictured here leaving his Manhattan home on Friday after taking a leave of absence from his own firm
‘In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged int the past few days, the directors of the Weinstein Company – Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar – have determined an have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately,’ the board wrote in a statement.
McGowan has been very vocal about her frustration with Hollywood actresses who have yet to speak out amid his scandal.
The actress, 44, who is one of Weinstein’s accusers, took to her Twitter page Friday evening to share some careful words to her famous comrades, writing: ‘Ladies of Hollywood, your silence is deafening.’
In October of last year, the ‘Charmed’ starlet came forward with claims saying she had been raped by an unnamed studio executive. In a tweet, she posted the hashtag #WhyWomenDontReport.’
She further explained: ‘Because my ex sold our movie to my rapist for distribution,’ followed by, ‘A (female) criminal attorney said because I’d done a sex scene in a film I would never win against the studio head.’
Brave face: Rose McGowan has stepped out for the first time since Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexually harassing multiple female employees and movie stars
Victims: Ashley Judd (left in 1997) and Rose McGowan (right) were revealed to be two of Weinstein’s alleged victims by the Times
McGowan posted several other related tweets to her page Friday evening
McGowan told Hollywood actresses to ‘get brave,’ while applauding those who spoke out
The actress, 44, who is one of Weinstein’s accusers, took to her Twitter page Friday evening to share some careful words to her famous counterparts
McGowan has yet to confirm the circulating New York Times report suggesting she was paid $100,000 in settlement by Weinstein following an undisclosed incident from the mid-1990’s.
The movie star stands alongside several other actresses who have made harassment claims against the Hollywood producer, including Ashley Judd – who revealed she was lured to Weinstein’s hotel room once and asked to perform sexual favors.
Former Fox News anchor, Lauren Sivan, came forward Friday saying in an interview with Huff Post that Weinstein once trapped her in a restaurant hallway at a private event and masturbated in front of her until he ejaculated.
Thus far, at least seven other Hollywood ladies have shown support for Judd and other accusers after the bombshell investigative report came out this week saying Weinstein had paid off his accusers for decades.
They include: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Brie Larson, Brooklyn Decker, Patricia Arquette, Jessica Chastain and Heather Matarazzo.
However, A-list actresses like Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow who have used their fame to encourage and support women and who have worked with Weinstein have said nothing.
They are not alone in their silence either, as many other women who have sang the praises of Weinstein while speaking out against harassment also went mute as of Friday afternoon, including: Kate Hudson, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Renee Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Toni Collette, Minnie Driver and Uma Thurman.
Given the number of lawsuits that the company has settled over the years there is of course a chance that some of these women cannot speak because they signed a NDA or do not want to speak on account of their own personal experiences.
Stand up: She also wrote on Twitter: ‘Women fight on. And to the men out there, stand up. We need you as allies. #bebrave’
Fill in the blank: McGowan, who was named in the NYT story as having settled a sexual harassment suit against Weinstein took to social media after it was released
McGowan, one of the most vocal supporters, stepped out for the first time this week since the allegations erupted about years of sexual abuse against the Oscar-winning film producer.
Saturday Night Live joined the ranks of entertainment programs being called out for not commenting on sexual harassment allegations against former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Social media users skewered the decades old live sketch comedy show, with many highlighting the programs hypocrisy in not going after one of Hollywood’s biggest players.
‘Why didn’t big mouth Michael Che’ say anything about Harvey Weinstein on SNL “Weekend Update”? He’s got so much opinion about everything else,’ Pastor Darrell Scott asked contentiously.
Che is the co-anchor of the well-known Weekend Update segment on the show.
Silence: SNL did not mention or address the allegations against Harvey Weinstein once during the show hosted by Gal Gadot (pictured above)
Social media users skewered the decades old live sketch comedy show, with many accusing the show of hypocrisy
Saturday Night Live joined the ranks of entertainment programs being called out for not attacking Harvey Weinstein
Dark: McGowan shared a cryptic tweet not long after Weinstein (pictured on Thursday night) was accused of sexually harassing multiple female employees and movie stars
Weinstein was the subject of an explosive New York Times article that claimed the Mirimax studio head had a decades-long history of sexually harassing female employees.
Weinstein had already indicated on Thursday in his written statement in which he acknowledged his behavior in the past had caused ‘a lot of pain’ that he was taking a leave of absence.
In another tweet, one person commented: T’hat is why the political left is OK w/ abandoning but the celebrity left (SNL,late night hosts) isn’t.’
The silence by Hollywood concerning one of their own has been overlooked by few.
The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., took to Twitter to first dare Oscars-host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel to comment on the scandal, writing: ‘Thoughts on Weinstein? #askingforafriend.’
Kimmel had just poked fun at Donald Trump for complaining about the ‘unfunny’ late night hosts who constantly berated him.
He swiftly responded to Trump Jr.’s challenge but didn’t take exactly take the bait, instead retorting with a quip about how the New York Times – the Trumps’ media nemesis – broke the Weinstein story.
‘You mean that big story from the failing, liberal, one-sided New York Times? I think it is disgusting,’ he responded.
Ramping up the tone of their exchange, Kimmel fired another tweet with a clip of his father’s infamous 2005 Access Hollywood ‘grab them by the p***y’ tape’.
Kimmel has faced criticism along with fellow late night TV hosts Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers and Jimmy Fallon for not making mention of the Weinstein scandal in their shows this week.