Rose McGowan is a 44-year-old actress, who recently made headlines after accusing embattled Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape. Gowen has won numerous awards for her work on television and in film, including a Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2009 film Grind House: Planet Terror. She’s best known as playing the role of Paige Matthews in the WB supernatural drama series Charmed.
McGowan sent out a series of tweets on Thursday, accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape. The tweets were directed at Apple CEO Jeff Bezos, saying that she had told him on repeated occasions about Weinstein raping her and that Amazon later dropped her project after she complained.
She wrote, “@jeffbezos I told the head of your studio that HW raped me. Over & over I said it. He said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.”
McGowan continued her message to Jeff Bezos, writing that “I had already sold a script I wrote to your studio, it was in development. When I hears a Weinstein bailout was in the works.”
“I forcefully begged studio head to do the right thing. I was ignored. Deal was done. Amazon won a dirty Oscar,” wrote Gowan.
McGowan continued her Twitter messages to the Apple CEO by saying, “I called my attorney & said I want to get my script back, but before I could, #2 @amazonstudios called to say my show was dead.”
McGowan sent out a call to Jeff Bezos to “stop funding rapists.” She wrote, “@jeffbezos I am calling on you to stop funding rapists, alleged pedos and sexual harassers. I love @amazon but there is rot in Hollywood.”
The actress finished her rant by telling Jeff Bezos to “Be the change you want to see in the world. Stand with truth. #ROSEARMY #Amazon”.
At one point, Twitter suspended Rose McGowan after repeatedly tweeting about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct. The web site claimed that McGowan violated their terms and services when she tweeted a private phone number. She was placed on a 12-hour ban. However, after backlash from her fans, McGowan’s ban was lifted from Twitter before the 12 hour ban expired.
She reportedly received a $100,000 settlement from Harvey Weinstein following a hotel room encounter with the executive producer during the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. At the time of the encounter, McGowan was a 23-year-old actress.
After over 20 years in the dark, McGowan’s case against Harvey Weinstein has finally been brought back to the surface, along with the voices of many other female actresses who had been either sexually harassed or assaulted by the now infamous Hollywood producer.
