Amid chaos surrounding Rose McGowan’s recently suspended Twitter account, the actress returned to the platform on Thursday to allege that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
In a series of tweets about the Hollywood mogul who is facing allegations of sexual assault from several actresses, McGowan not only explicitly details Weinstein’s actions toward her, but also calls out Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos for continuing to fund the executive after allegedly ignoring this information.
“1) @jeffbezos I told the head of your studio that HW raped me. Over & over I said it. He said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof,” McGowan initially tweeted.
“2) @jeffbezos I had already sold a script I wrote to your studio, it was in development. When I heard a Weinstein bailout was in the works,” she continued, “3) @Jeffbezos I forcefully begged studio head to do the right thing. I was ignored. Deal was done. Amazon won a dirty Oscar.”
This is the first time McGowan is speaking so directly about her incident with Weinstein at the Sundance Film Festival, resulting in a 1997 settlement where Weinstein paid the then-23-year-old actress $100,000.
But where do Bezos and Amazon come into play?
In 2016 McGowan said a script she had in development with the company was scrapped after she raised concerns about Weinstein. She calls out the founder for any award Amazon has received while working with Weinstein—claiming he knew about the allegations before the investigation broke.
“4)@jeffbezos I called my attorney & said I want to get my script back, but before I could, #2 Amazon studios called to say my show was dead,” she tweeted. “4) I am calling on you to stop funding rapists, alleged pedos and sexual harassers. I love amazon but there is rot in Hollywood.”
The five-tweet series ended with the actress telling Bezos to, “Be the change you wish to see in the world. Stand with the truth,” followed by her hashtag #ROSEARMY, crafted to mobilize against those who have covered Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct.
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/918567880865628161
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/918568856418902016
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/918569889731715072
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/918571297784807424
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/918571692598767616
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/918572972620660736
Bezos has yet to respond to McGowan’s tweets.