The actress, who became an activist, spoke out in support of Rose McGowan in support of Lindsey Boylan, the former deputy secretary and special adviser to the New York government, Andrew Cuomo, who accused him of sexual harassment.
Boylan wrote a media post on Wednesday describing an incident in which Cuomo allegedly suggested that the pair play ‘strip poker’ while flying together to an event, including cases of alleged “inappropriate behavior” and harassment during her tenure at the governor’s office. . Cuomo’s press secretary, Caitlin Girouard, denied Boylan’s allegations Wednesday.
In an interview with Fox News, McGowan said she believes Boylan’s allegations.
“I totally stand by Lindsey Boylan. The truth is leaking from every word on the screen she wrote,” McGowan told us. “She, none of us, has to endure what she has endured. What do they do to voters if they do this to her? What is he going to do about what he considers the little man? It’s monstrous. ‘
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Rose McGowan stands by Lindsey Boylan, the former deputy secretary and special adviser to the New York government, Andrew Cuomo, who accused him of sexual harassment.
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In her piece published on Wednesday, Boylan set out several specific cases in which Cuomo was allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior. She wrote that she “complained to friends that the governor would do everything in his power to touch my lower back, arms and legs.”
Cuomo apparently encouraged Boylan to look up photos of his rumored ex-girlfriend and tell her that ‘[they] can be sisters. “In another incident at Cuomo’s office in New York City,” Boylan said, the governor kissed her on the lips.
“As we said earlier, Ms Boylan’s allegations of misconduct are simply false,” Girouard said in a statement.
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McGowan, a victim of convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, said it was “unscrupulous” that Cuomo’s alleged harassment of Boylan took place even after several women came forward with allegations of sex crimes against the shameful media mogul.
Boylan’s allegations surfaced when the troubled governor called for resignation over the state’s handling of his nursing home crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.
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“The fact that [Cuomo] still did it after the Weinstein allegations and during the #MeToo movement it’s bad and disgusting, “McGowan said. It only shows the level of sociopathy that those at the highest levels of power have. “
A Cuomo representative did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
McGowan said Boylan’s allegations against Cuomo reflect the abuse of authority she experienced under Weinstein’s former regime in the film industry. Weinstein is currently serving 23 years in prison for convictions on charges of rape and criminal sexual act.
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“Imagine how tired Lindsey Boylan is? She just wants to go to work and do her job, something she studied for, what she worked hard for, what she fought for and to make a difference in a way she knows. , “the former” Charmed “star said. “She must be afraid to be alone with a man who is superior to her? It’s so unfair.”
In Cuomo’s denial, Girouard cited flight records outlining Cuomo’s flights in October 2017, noting that there was ‘no flight where Lindsey was alone with the governor, a single press assistant and a NYS troop’ as she claimed in the blog post.
Lindsey Boylan accused the government of Andrew Cuomo of suggesting that they play ‘strip poker’ while flying together to an event. He denied her claims.
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Cuomo’s press secretary also quotes a joint statement from several former assistants – John Maggiore, Howard Zemsky, Dani Lever and Abbey Fashouer Collins – who shared flights with the governor and Boylan during the period and who denied the incident as Boylan described .
“We were on each of these October flights and this conversation did not take place,” the assistants said.
McGowan – who refers to herself as a “conspicuous public figure” instead of a “celebrity”, called her several statements from the past that Hollywood is a “cult”. He also mentioned Cuomo’s female and male colleagues who allegedly disguised his alleged “criminal”. “behavior.
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“How Cuomo’s office sounds is that there are so many women who have helped him do it to other women. Think of all the men in the office who also know and just keep moving, and they’re being promoted. It’s awful and it’s criminal , “McGowan further claimed.
The actress who became an activist asked in an interview with Fox News for an investigation into the allegations against Cuomo.
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The actress, who doubled down with a previous statement that she is not a Democrat or a Republican, said she believes leaders like Cuomo and his handlers feed them.
“It’s not just the taxpayers who are financing these people’s lifestyles. It’s power. It puts messages in our minds,” she said.
McGowan is now asking for an investigation into the allegations against the governor and says she would like to see him replaced in office. She said what should come next is simple: the truth.
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“It’s time for some honest honor. Sometimes the truth hurts and it’s not beautiful, but guess what? We’re being cleaned up,” she said. “Look what happened to Tara Reade, what the machine is going to do to Lindsey Boylan, look what they did to me. They are powerful predators, but it’s so important that we all remember that we also have power.”
Last year, McGowan also publicly stood behind Reade, who was sen at the time. Joe Biden of sexual assault, declared on Twitter that Reade told the truth.
“What I want to see is Cuomo out. What I want to see is their network of evil. That’s the only way the good people can stand up, whether Democrats or Republicans,” McGowan said.
She added: “I would like to see an honest investigation. I want the position of power to be filled by someone who is not dangerous and a bully and is intimidating and threatening because that is what sexual harassment is. It is abuse of power. make the little people feel small. ‘
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McGowan, who moved from the United States to Mexico in 2020, also shouted at those in the media who did not discuss such unavoidable accusations.
“False news is not what was written there. It is what was not written,” she said, noting that she told CNN, The New York Times, liberal media, mainstream media ‘completely’ for Cuomo ” ‘double standard ‘wind.
Boylan’s allegations surfaced when the troubled governor called for resignation over the state’s handling of his nursing home crisis during the coronavirus pandemic. Federal authorities have begun an investigation into the matter, although Cuomo has not been personally charged with any offense and his office has acted properly.
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As for the handful of celebrities who still remain mum about Cuomo’s alleged nursing home despite their earlier praise of the governor, McGowan casually said, “It’s not a shock.”
“For members of a cult, the truth is like a taser to the brain. It hurts. And they must protect their silence and their world of illusion in which they live at all costs – and what it means is to remain silent and not to hold you. ‘neck out,’ she concluded.
Thomas Barrabi of Fox News contributed to this report.