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Busy Philippshas shared her sexual assault story, adding her name to the list ofHollywood stars who have bravely done the sameasDr. Christine Blasey Fordtestifies against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
The actress and talk show host, 39, posted an emotional message Thursday, saying that she was raped when she was 14.
Philipps’ revelation came in the caption to a school photo of herself, snapped when she was that same age, that she shared on Instagram. She said she only told family members about the incident a few months ago,after writing about itin her new memoir,This Will Only Hurt a Little.
“This is me at 14. The age I was raped,” Philipps wrote. “It’s taken me 25 years to say those words. I wrote about it in my book. I finally told my parents and sister about it 4 months ago.”
Ford’s testimony inspired Philipps to speak out now. “Today is the day we are silent no more,” she said. “All of us. I’m scared to post this. I can’t imagine what Dr. Ford is feeling right now.”
On Thursday morning, Ford began testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The clinical psychology professor at Palo Alto University in Californiahas accusedKavanaugh, 53, of pinning her down to a bed, groping her and trying to remove her clothes at a high school party in the 1980s. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.
President Donald Trumphas continued toquestion why Ford waitednearly four decades to report hisalleged sexual assault.
“Why didn’t somebody call the FBI 36 years ago?” he askedin an interviewwith Fox News’ Sean Hannity earlier this month. “When did this all happen? What’s going on?”
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But supporters includingAlyssa Milano,Padma LakshmiandLili Reinhartslammed this notion on social mediausing the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport.
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“Hey, @realDonaldTrump, Listen the f— up,” Milano, 45, wrote. “I was sexually assaulted twice. Once when I was a teenager. I never filed a police report and it took me 30 years to tell my parents.”
TheInsatiableactress, who is involved with the#MeToo campaign, then encouraged other sexual assault victims to follow her lead.
“If any survivor of sexual assault would like to add to this please do so in the replies. #MeToo.”
source: people.com
