DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on sexual harassment in Hollywood (all times local): (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Actress Rose McGowan says she has been “silenced for 20 years” but won’t remain quiet about sexual assault and harassment. The actress
DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on sexual harassment in Hollywood (all times local):
(all times local):
10:50 a.m.
Actress Rose McGowan says she has been “silenced for 20 years” but won’t remain quiet about sexual assault and harassment.
The actress on Friday made her first public remarks since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape. She was speaking at The Women’s Convention in Detroit.
She says “the monster’s face is everywhere, my nightmare,” but she thanked the audience for “giving me wings during this very difficult time.” She added it’s time to “clean house” in male-dominated Hollywood.
On Twitter, McGowan has amassed supporters and urged on them to call out harassment using the #RoseArmy hashtag.
Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company on Oct. 8. The Oscar-winning producer apologized without addressing any specific conduct, but has denied later allegations by several women that he raped them.
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Actress Rose McGowan is scheduled to make her first public remarks since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape.
McGowan is slated to deliver the opening remarks at The Women’s Convention in Detroit on Friday, and will participate in another panel on sexual abuse in schools.
McGowan has been one of the leading voices against sexual harassment in Hollywood, and tweeted earlier this month that she was raped by a man with the initials “HW.” The Hollywood Reporter says McGowan confirmed she was referring to Weinstein.
The New York Times reported that Weinstein paid a financial settlement of $100,000 to McGowan in 1997 over an incident in a hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
A Weinstein representative has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
