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Reese Witherspoon Claims Director Sexually Assaulted Her at 16
breitbart ^ | Oct 2017 | Ben Kew

Posted on 10/17/2017 9:42:41 AM PDT by doug from upland

Actress Reese Witherspoon has revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a director when she was 16 years old, the latest in a series of claims about abuse in the film industry.

“This has been a really hard week for women in Hollywood, for women all over the world, and a lot of situations and a lot of industries are forced to remember and relive a lot of ugly truths,” Witherspoon said at an event in Beverley Hills this week.

“I have my own experiences that have come back to me very vividly and I find it really hard to sleep, hard to think, hard to communicate a lot of the feelings that I’ve been having about anxiety, honestly, the guilt for not speaking up earlier.”

She divulged, “I have my own experiences that have come back to me very vividly and I find it really hard to sleep, hard to think, hard to communicate a lot of the feelings that I’ve been having about anxiety, honestly, the guilt for not speaking up earlier.” Witherspoon, who debuted on the silver screen at 15, continued, “[I feel] true disgust at the director who assaulted me when I was 16 years old and anger at the agents and the producers who made me feel that silence was a condition of my employment.”

The Academy Award-winning actress went on to claim that the incident was just one of a number of times she had been sexually abused throughout her career. “I wish that I could tell you that was an isolated incident in my career, but sadly it wasn’t,” she said. “I’ve had multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault and I don’t speak about them very often.

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Here are her projects. Let's play Find the Director.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/

1 posted on 10/17/2017 9:42:41 AM PDT by doug from upland
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To: doug from upland

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/


2 posted on 10/17/2017 9:43:03 AM PDT by doug from upland (Stand and honor the flag --- locking arms BS doesn't cut it)
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To: doug from upland

She was 16 in 1992.


3 posted on 10/17/2017 9:44:19 AM PDT by doug from upland (Stand and honor the flag --- locking arms BS doesn't cut it)
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I said it before. This is a golden opportunity. If the Republicans had any sense of testicular fortitude - or a desire to MAGA for ALL individuals - they'd call a press conference and say:

"Democrats are clearly pro-misogyny. Silence equals consent. They said nothing while one of their fundraisers roamed as a sexual predator in Hollywood.

"It is sad that the loudest Democrat since this story broke has been Hillary Clinton, as she acknowledged that the Oval Office has seen a sexual predator - her husband.

"The Republican leadership asks the Democrats to reject their harboring of anti-woman fundraisers, and join us as we announce the start of hearings on this poisonous atmosphere in Hollywood, with an eye toward regulating studios and actors and actresses under the Commerce Clause as so many Democrats have with other parts of the economy."

4 posted on 10/17/2017 9:44:36 AM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: doug from upland

“This has been a really hard week for women in Hollywood, for women all over the world”

I’d say more the former.


5 posted on 10/17/2017 9:44:50 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (Morning in America Again, again.)
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To: doug from upland

I’ll probably get flamed but she’s done well.


6 posted on 10/17/2017 9:45:00 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: doug from upland

Another un-named director


7 posted on 10/17/2017 9:45:15 AM PDT by TaxPayer2000
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To: DoodleBob

If only...because that is sure what the liberals would do.


8 posted on 10/17/2017 9:45:28 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: doug from upland

Of course she may be LYING. Although, of course, women NEVER lie. Right?


9 posted on 10/17/2017 9:46:22 AM PDT by montag813
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To: doug from upland
The Academy Award-winning actress went on to claim that the incident was just one of a number of times she had been sexually abused throughout her career. “I wish that I could tell you that was an isolated incident in my career, but sadly it wasn’t,” she said. “I’ve had multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault and I don’t speak about them very often.

I'm sorry.

I'll never do it again.

Until next time.

10 posted on 10/17/2017 9:46:48 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: doug from upland
And she reported this assault to the authorities WHEN?
11 posted on 10/17/2017 9:47:26 AM PDT by laweeks
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This TV movie came out in 1992 when she was 16.

When a young girl is diagnosed with leukemia, her father and stepmother must decide if they should risk their son's life by exploring his potentiality as a bone marrow donor.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers:

Sandra Jennings (story), Sandra Jennings (teleplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Joanna Kerns, Bruce Davison, Joseph Mazzello | See full cast & crew »

12 posted on 10/17/2017 9:49:41 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: doug from upland

There is a “Desperate Choices: To Save My Child” (1992 TV Movie.) Directed by Andy Tennant.


13 posted on 10/17/2017 9:50:11 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: laweeks

Spot on. She chose to keep her mouth shut, keep getting parts, keep cashing checks, and let the next unfortunate 16-year old discover this on her own.


14 posted on 10/17/2017 9:50:11 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: doug from upland

Ooooooh, she’s so brave. /s


15 posted on 10/17/2017 9:51:19 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: doug from upland

It’s almost getting to the point that if you weren’t assaulted / raped, you aren’t a “real” actress.


16 posted on 10/17/2017 9:51:23 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: laweeks

Name names, Reese.


17 posted on 10/17/2017 9:51:51 AM PDT by PSUGOP
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To: Terry Mross

If she was in her twenties, maybe..but she was 16.
And the director was likely more than a few years older.


18 posted on 10/17/2017 9:52:24 AM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: doug from upland

Name Names, Reese.


19 posted on 10/17/2017 9:52:45 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: doug from upland

The time for BS has passed.

Name names, or it didn’t happen.


20 posted on 10/17/2017 9:53:19 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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