Actress Rose McGowan has revealed she was sexually assaulted by a Hollywood executive, saying she did not report it because she was told she “would never win”.
The 43-year-old shared her experience on Twitter on Friday, joining the conversation about why women don’t report sexual assault to police.
In a series of tweets including the hashtag #WhyWomenDon’tReport, McGowan said she did not report the sexual assault “because it’s been an open secret in Hollywood/media (and) they shamed me while adulating my rapist”.
She said she was discouraged from bringing the case against her unnamed attacker.
“A (female) criminal attorney said because I’d done a sex scene in a film, I would never win against the studio head.”
Shockingly, she added that her “ex sold our movie to my rapist for distribution”.