Actress Rose McGowan, one of the many women who survived Harvey Weinstein and who settled outside court with the producer a while back, has been rallying Hollywood celebrities on Twitter. In particular, she called out Matt Damon for his role in suppressing the Sharon Waxman report and has called for the complete dissolution of the Miramax/Weinstein board.
McGowan, who has been most vocal about Weinstein’s crimes, and who has been asking every Hollywood star to take responsibility, tweeted when Ben Affleck issued a statement on Weinstein:
@benaffleck “GODDAMNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THAT” you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 10, 2017
Amid all this, McGowan’s Twitter account got temporarily suspended which caused an outrage on social media with #WomenBoycottTwitter trending. According to The Guardian, Twitter said that one of her tweets had a private phone number which was in violation of its policies and that’s why her account was temporarily suspended.
At midnight we RISE https://t.co/ihKLLczUww
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow I follow the Women. #WomenBoycottTwitter
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 13, 2017
Ladies. Let’s do this. #WomenBoycottTwitter. Not because of hate but because I love this platform and know it can be better.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 13, 2017
I am in.
Bye till tomorrow. #WomenBoycottTwitter
Twitter does NOTHING to against gender based violence. pic.twitter.com/THQuXoRUGy— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 13, 2017
Proudly joining #WomenBoycottTwitter for the next 24 hours even though Instagram doesn’t properly capture my tone.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) October 13, 2017
Intersectionality = when you really want to support #WomenBoycottTwitter but you’re conflicted bec Black women never get the same support. ?
— Kimberly Bryant (@6Gems) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow (Friday the 13th) will be the first day in over 10 years that I won’t tweet. Join me. #WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/xoEt5Bwj5s
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 13, 2017
I’m with her and her and her and her and her and her and her…#WomenBoycottTwitter
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) October 13, 2017
They shut down @rosemcgowan but not this dude. Not even joking, his account lives. #WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/elPyh55bc4
— tara strong (@tarastrong) October 13, 2017
Feature Image: Variety
