{"id":11005,"date":"2018-08-30T10:46:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=11005"},"modified":"2018-08-30T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:55:21","slug":"rose-mcgowan-gregg-w-morris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/rose-mcgowan-gregg-w-morris\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress-Activist Rose McGowan Speaking Out About Actress-Activist Asia Argento"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrew H. Walker\/REX\/Shutterstock (5623348ce), Rose McGowan, New York Academy of Art Tribeca Ball, America – 04 Apr 2016<\/p><\/div>\n

From Nathaniel Baruch for Rose McGowan
\nMonday, August 27, 2018 4:54 PM
\nTo: the WORD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I would first of all like to start off this statement saying thank you for your patience. A lot of people have been demanding answers and a response to the recent events surrounding Asia Argento\u2019s sexual assault case. Many people believe that because we have been close in each other\u2019s lives over the past year that perhaps I am affiliated with this incident or being complicit. I am not.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy, Tribeca Film Festival<\/p><\/div>\n

I first met Asia on a red carpet, but it\u2019s only been the past year through our shared experience of the HW case that we have bonded. Asia was a person who understood my trauma in a way that many others didn\u2019t. We were able to talk through them together and champion each other\u2019s voices. We even got matching dot tattoos! Something I had posted on my IG just about a month ago. It\u2019s no secret to anyone that I’m a blunt, candid, brazen individual vocally- and I think that\u2019s what I really related to Asia the most with. They were edgy, confrontational, and strong willed with very little care about how much other\u2019s liked or disliked them. Rare thing to find in women in this industry or the world.<\/p>\n

But then everything changed. In an instant. I received a phone call and series of messages from the being I\u2019ve been dating- Rain Dove. They said that they had been texting with Asia and that Asia had revealed that she had indeed slept with Jimmy Bennet. Rain also shared that Asia had stated that she\u2019d been receiving unsolicited nudes of Jimmy since he had been 12.<\/p>\n

Asia mentioned in these texts that she didn\u2019t take any action on those images. No reporting to authorities, to the parents, or blocking of Jimmy\u2019s social media. Not even a simple message \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t send me these images. They are inappropriate.\u201d<\/em> There were a few other details revealed as well that I am not at liberty to mention in this statement as investigators do their job.<\/p>\n

Rain Dove said that they were going to go to the police with these texts once we were done speaking no matter what. But that they wanted me to be aware of them so that I may be able to take further actions. I responded with, \u201cYou have to. You must.\u201d I wasted no time. It wasn\u2019t hard to say or support. What was hard was the shell shock of the realization that everything the MeToo movement stood for was about to be in jeopardy. An hour after our conversation was finished Rain Dove confirmed that they had turned over the texts and were in conversation with officers. Almost 48 hours later the texts were in the press.<\/p>\n

\"\"I had introduced Rain Dove to Asia Argento last month, three days after the passing of Anthony Bourdain (Picture left, Argento and Bourdain)<\/em>. I was with Asia to comfort and support her. Rain Dove came to support us both. It was an emotionally chaotic time and Rain Dove suggested we go to Berlin for a couple days to take the mourning out of Asia\u2019s home and into a neutral space. So we did. While in Berlin Asia had mentioned that she was being extorted for a large sum of money every month by someone who was blackmailing them with a provocative image. No one in the room knew who the extortionist was. Now we know it to be a reference to this case.<\/p>\n

Rain Dove continued on communicating with Asia occasionally after meeting her- and their conversations have been their own. I know Rain is a person to whom many high profile entities consult when they are experiencing social pressures because Rain is good at guiding them through the research confrontation, rehabilitation, and solution process. While they are a person who is good at keeping a secret for those dedicated to making things right- they are also justice driven. So it was not a surprise to me that I received that call and the messages from them.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve referred to Asia in the past as \u201cMy Ride or Die\u201d and said very clearly that their friendship comes first. I know that coming to me with those messages must have been hard for Rain because of that so I commend them for their bravery.<\/p>\n

To the people who have checked in with me to see if I\u2019m alright \u2013 the answer is thank you, and Yes. I\u2019ll be fine. Its sad to lose a friend connection, but whats even more sad is what happened to Jimmy Bennet. Whether or not the extortion case is true \u2013 it wasn\u2019t fair and it wasn\u2019t right. It is the type of thing I fight against alongside so many. The reason I haven\u2019t released a statement is because I\u2019ve frankly been extremely humbled by this event. I had to take a step back and realize that in my own activism while I fight hard with passion- I need to evolve. In the past I have been occasionally angry.<\/p>\n

As a victim I was justified in fiery feelings. But I know that those accused are the friends, parents, and family members of other people. There absolutely should be no leeway or tolerance for sexual assault. Hard stop. NONE. Victims also shouldn\u2019t be told how they should react or what they should say about their abusers. However as allies to the victim and voyeurs of an event we should find a better way to balance support of the victim with due process for the accused. I\u2019ve never claimed to be perfect. This week especially has made me come to terms with the fact that we all have a lot of growing to do, including myself.<\/p>\n

At this current moment it may be easy to focus on the drama of the situation. The conspiracy. But the real focus should be on supporting justice. Supporting honesty. And supporting each other. We can not let this moment break the momentum of a movement that has freed so many people. We must use it to allow us to become stronger. More compassionate. More aware. And More organized.<\/p>\n

Asia you were my friend. I loved you. You\u2019ve spent and risked a lot to stand with the MeToo movement. I really hope you find your way through this process to rehabilitation and betterment. Anyone can be be better- I hope you can be, too. Do the right thing. Be honest. Be fair. Let justice stay its course. Be the person you wish Harvey could have been.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“A lot of people have been demanding answers and a response to the recent events surrounding Asia Argento\u2019s sexual assault case,” says Rose Mcgowan in a statement. “Many people believe that because we have been close in each other\u2019s lives over the past year that perhaps I am affiliated with this incident or being complicit. I am not.”<\/p>\n

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