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Reese Witherspoon Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted By A Director At Age 16
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:38 pm
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A-list Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon revealed, in a speech to Elle Magazine's Women in Hollywood Monday night, that she was sexually assaulted by a director at age 16 — and then forced to stay silent as a condition of employment.
Witherspoon dedicated her remarks to the women who have come forward to accuse Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape, telling the crowd of her "guilt" for not speaking up about her own horrific encounters.
"This has been a really hard week for women in Hollywood, for women all over the world, and a lot of situations and a lot of industries are forced to remember and relive a lot of ugly truths,” Witherspoon said. “I have my own experiences that have come back to me very vividly and I find it really hard to sleep, hard to think, hard to communicate a lot of the feelings that I’ve been having about anxiety, honest, the guilt for not speaking up earlier.”
“[I feel] true disgust at the director who assaulted me when I was 16-years-old and anger at the agents and the producers who made me feel that silence was a condition of my employment,” the Oscar winner continued.
Witherspoon went on to say that her encounter as a teenager was just the first of many such encounters across her career, and accused Hollywood culture of conspiring to conceal a culture of corruption.
"And I wish that I could tell you that was an isolated incident in my career, but sadly it wasn’t. I’ve had multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault and I don’t speak about them very often," Witherspoon told the crowd. “But after hearing all the stories these past few days and hearing these brave women speak up tonight about things that we’re kind of told to sweep under the rug and not to talk about, it’s made me want to speak up and speak up loudly because I actually felt less alone this week than I have ever felt in my entire career.”
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:41 pm to L.A.
Did she name the director or the other alleged abusers?
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:41 pm to L.A.
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Witherspoon went on to say that her encounter as a teenager was just the first of many such encounters across her career, and accused Hollywood culture of conspiring to conceal a culture of corruption.
Reese illuminating big picture.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:41 pm to L.A.
she and peyton manning were in the same baby room at the hospital in new Orleans
both have freakishly large foreheads. coincidence? I think not.
both have freakishly large foreheads. coincidence? I think not.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:41 pm to L.A.
I can only laugh at these women now.
Do they think we actually believe this shite?
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:43 pm to PsychTiger
I don't think she did, but a look at her film bio would make the identity of the perp obvious. My guess is the people in Hollyweird know who it is.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:44 pm to 225bred
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I can only laugh at these women now.
Do they think we actually believe this shite
My only beef is with the guys who actually raped women. if some woman agreed to give up the pussy for a role. Hey it's her body her choice, right?
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:44 pm to L.A.
quote:Well it can be their little secret again I guess.
don't think she did, but a look at her film bio would make the identity of the perp obvious. My guess is the people in Hollyweird know who it is.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:44 pm to 225bred
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I can only laugh at these women now.
Do they think we actually believe this shite?
Why wouldn't you? Why would anyone want to jump on that bandwagon? It's not exactly like Reese Witherspoon needs a career boost or anything.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:44 pm to L.A.
Wtf is the point of coming out with this if you won’t name names? The frickers need to be ostracized and behind bars, not be hidden behind your protection.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:44 pm to LSU Patrick
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accused Hollywood culture of conspiring to conceal a culture of corruption.
By not naming names she's part of the concealment. Congrats on your easy sympathy points though, Reese.
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:45 pm to L.A.
That would be about the time she was in Cruel Intentions, right?
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:47 pm to L.A.
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but a look at her film bio would make the identity of the perp obvious
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:47 pm to toratiger
quote:This. Name names or go away.
Name names or go away
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:47 pm to L.A.
Did they hold a gun to her head to keep her silent?
Or was fame more important to her than her convictions?
Or was fame more important to her than her convictions?
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:48 pm to L.A.
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Hollywood
burn baby burn
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:50 pm to toratiger
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Name names or go away
Yeah, this is becoming the new "we have information from anonymous sources inside the White House".
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