Actress Rose McGowan is not one to hold her tongue. During a recent post to Twitter, the Hollywood actress took a turn at criticizing media mogul Oprah Winfrey in a post that has since gone viral with thousands of shares and interactions from fans of both McGowan and Winfrey.
McGowan used her social media presence as a weapon to expose Oprah Winfrey for her previous connection to disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who McGowan accused of sexually assaulting her in disgusting ways.
“I am glad more are seeing the ugly truth of Oprah,” McGowan wrote. “I wish she were real, but she isn’t. From being pals with Weinstein to abandoning & destroying Russell Simmon’s victims, she is about supporting a sick power structure for personal gain. She is as fake as they come. #lizard.”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the time, Oprah explained that “I want it to be known that I unequivocally believe and support the women. Their stories deserve to be told and heard.”
Unfortunately, Oprah did have the previous contact with Weinstein. She starred in the 2013 movie, The Butler, which was distributed by Weinstein’s media company. After actresses started coming out as victims of Weinstein, Oprah admitted that in the past she was “friendly with Harvey” but vowed that she “didn’t know any of this was going on” and that she would have come forward if she had known he was a predator attacking women.
Weinstein is currently imprisoned, serving twenty-three years for rape and sexual assault. The convicted sex predator will need to fight more legal battles for other crimes, too. He was recently extradited to Los Angeles because authorities there want to charge him with more crimes that he will need to face in a court of law.
McGowan has recently found herself caught up with the California Gavin Newsome election recall scandal. According to conservative sources on Twitter, she was approached by Newsome’s wife and asked to keep silent.