Meryl Streep Responds To Rose McGowan’s Criticism

[Coop 15,354]

Artist and activist Rose McGowan on Saturday tweeted criticism of Meryl Streep, indicating the actress had been willing to work with producer Harvey Weinstein for years after he had gained a reputation for being a sexual predator and saying that the plan to protest sexual misconduct in Hollywood by wearing black to the Golden Globes rang hollow.

In the tweet, which has since been deleted, McGowan said, “Actresses, like Meryl Streep, who happily worked for The Pig Monster, are wearing black @goldenglobes in a silent protest. YOUR SILENCE is THE problem. You’ll accept a fake award breathlessly & affect no real chance. I despise your hypocrisy. Maybe you should all wear Marchesa.”

In a statement sent to HuffPost by her publicist, Leslee Dart, Streep said:

“It hurt to be attacked by Rose McGowan in banner headlines this weekend, but I want to let her know I did not know about Weinstein’s crimes, not in the 90s when he attacked her, or through subsequent decades when he proceeded to attack others.

I wasn’t deliberately silent. I didn’t know. I don’t tacitly approve of rape. I didn’t know.  I don’t like young women being assaulted. I didn’t know this was happening.

“I don’t know where Harvey lives, nor has he ever been to my home.

I have never in my life been invited to his hotel room.

I have been to his office once, for a meeting with Wes Craven for “Music of the Heart” in 1998.

HW distributed movies I made with other people.

HW was not a filmmaker; he was often a producer, primarily a marketer of films made by other people- some of them great, some not great. But not every actor, actress, and director who made films that HW distributed knew he abused women, or that he raped Rose in the 90s, other women before and others after, until they told us. We did not know that women’s silence was purchased by him and his enablers.

HW needed us not to know this, because our association with him bought him credibility, an ability to lure young, aspiring women into circumstances where they would be hurt.

He needed me much more than I needed him and he made sure I didn’t know. Apparently he hired ex Mossad operators to protect this information from becoming public. Rose and the scores of other victims of these powerful, moneyed, ruthless men face an adversary for whom Winning, at any and all costs, is the only acceptable outcome. That’s why a legal defense fund for victims is currently being assembled to which hundreds of good hearted people in our business will contribute, to bring down the bastards, and help victims fight this scourge within.

Rose assumed and broadcast something untrue about me, and I wanted to let her know the truth. Through friends who know her, I got my home phone number to her the minute I read the headlines. I sat by that phone all day yesterday and this morning, hoping to express both my deep respect for her and others’ bravery in exposing the monsters among us, and my sympathy for the untold, ongoing pain she suffers. No one can bring back what entitled bosses like Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes, and HW took from the women who endured attacks on their bodies and their ability to make a living.. And I hoped that she would give me a hearing. She did not, but I hope she reads this.

I am truly sorry she sees me as an adversary, because we are both, together with all the women in our business, standing in defiance of the same implacable foe: a status quo that wants so badly to return to the bad old days, the old ways where women were used, abused and refused entry into the decision-making, top levels of the industry. That’s where the cover-ups convene. Those rooms must be disinfected, and integrated, before anything even begins to change.”

 

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[ALGAYDO 32,702]

I totally see Rose’s point and understand her criticism, but she should have done some research or something before blatantly spreading lies like that. Meryl’s response was perfect.  

[Tom Nook 37,808]

I love Rose especially since she starred in my favorite horror movie, but at times lately she can be kinda radical, and so quick to slander someone. I adore the classy response that Meryl gave. 

[PunkTheFunk 124,469]

6 minutes ago, Coop said:

It hurt to be attacked by Rose McGowan in banner headlines this weekend, but I want to let her know I did not know about Weinstein’s crimes, not in the 90s when he attacked her, or through subsequent decades when he proceeded to attack others.

I have a very hard time believing this. Rumors about Harvey's behavior were rampant years before any of the allegations came to light. She must have at least heard something

[joanoflark 3,824]

Rose's anger is very understandable, given everything she's been through. She is the leader of this revolution, and as such, everybody should be understanding of the way she may react. That said, I don't think Meryl Streep is a hypocrite, it's just a misunderstanding that I hope will be solved between the two of them. 

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

Meryl knew and she's trying to cover her a** so much now. 

Meryl wouldn't be the star she is without having to keep silent. She played the game and it got her where she is. Meryl is the biggest female actress in Hollywood and for her not to know is a massive joke. 

 

Her statement is so out of touch.

She plays the victim:

"It hurt to be attacked by Rose McGowan in banner headlines this weekend"

 

Puts herself on a pedestal:

"He needed me much more than I needed him and he made sure I didn’t know."

 

And i find it odd how many times she says she didn't know in the statement. Doth protest too much.

 

[pedrohemg 7,802]

I believe Meryl.

[River 117,252]

Rose is totally right but she need to be careful because she'll lose supporters and bring on the haters..

[codymonster 8,595]

I hope 2018 is the year where people learn how to mind there own ****ing business. I’m so tired of this “call people out for any minuscule mistake they make” culture we have going on. Stfu

[HausOfMiklaus 1,803]

6 minutes ago, codymonster said:

I hope 2018 is the year where people learn how to mind there own ****ing business. I’m so tired of this “call people out for any minuscule mistake they make” culture we have going on. Stfu

This is a completely wrong take to get from this.

[ZephyrInTheSky 1,235]

12 minutes ago, codymonster said:

I hope 2018 is the year where people learn how to mind there own ****ing business. I’m so tired of this “call people out for any minuscule mistake they make” culture we have going on. Stfu

True, not wanting to get involved in drama doesn't mean you're supporting it. Meryl is the best of the best and Harvey probably knew he can't replace her. Rose on the other hand.  

[Luzaleja 2,097]

52 minutes ago, codymonster said:

I hope 2018 is the year where people learn how to mind there own ****ing business. I’m so tired of this “call people out for any minuscule mistake they make” culture we have going on. Stfu

If Meryl Streep knew about HW and his reputation, working with him inspite of it would not be a “minuscule mistake” 

I don’t necesarily think she knew, though. 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

There were lots of rumors in the 90s yes, we know that, but it doesnt mean we can know if people in that time period (And into modern times) took them seriously, let alone who all even knew of them.

I don't think its fair to assume that every person he worked with just "kind of knew". I'm sure she heard things, but again, it doesn't mean she knew, and in this case thats a noteworthy difference.

It was a classy response mostly, with a few points that made me cringe, but not because they sounded rape apologist like, just kind of cringey statements. Like, I get that there is no real way to say or prove that you "didn't know" other than by saying that phrase, but the "I didn't know"s peppered throughout are cheesy.... Though ofc, the message is much more important than the use of prose. 

[codymonster 8,595]

2 hours ago, Miklaus Nite said:

This is a completely wrong take to get from this.

Why though? Why call a woman out for something you have nothing to do with. Harvey is the bad guy here, stop trying to attack a woman who may or may not have known about it. It really has nothing to do about her 

[codymonster 8,595]

2 hours ago, Luzaleja said:

If Meryl Streep knew about HW and his reputation, working with him inspite of it would not be a “minuscule mistake” 

I don’t necesarily think she knew, though. 

Here’s the thing though; this woman calling her out DOESNT know if Meryl knew or not. So why do it? Whether Meryl knew or not has nothing to do with the fact that Weinstein did it. He’s the culprit. I don’t understand why people feel the need to stir up **** that doesn’t need to be stirred..