“I did that for a reason. It was my first public appearance after being raped,” McGowan, 45, said in a conversation with actress and activist Jameela Jamil for herI Weigh interview series. “And I thought, it was kind of like Russell Crowe andGladiatorwhen it comes out in the ring and he’s like, ‘Are you not entertained?’ And that was why I did that. That was my response to being assaulted.”
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“I’ve never worn something like that before or since,” she explained. “That was a political statement. … Of course, there was no Twitter at the time or Instagram, no way to speak for yourself.”
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Harvey Weinstein with Rose McGowan in 2007.Jeff Vespa/WireImage
Weinstein’s lawyer Ben Brafman responded to McGowan’s allegations in a statement to PEOPLE.
“Mr. Weinstein denies Rose McGowan’s allegations of non-consensual sexual contact and it is erroneous and irresponsible to conflate claims of inappropriate behavior and consensual sexual contact later regretted, with an untrue claim of rape.” His spokesperson also said that McGowan “chose to demand money” from Weinstein and worked and appeared with him later in her career."
“This man picked me up when I was 15 years old,” McGowan said. “He took me home after he met me and he showed me a soft porn movie he had made for Showtime, under a different name. And then he had sex with me.”
source: people.com
