Following the social media trend #WhyIDidntReport, many people have come out and shared their harrowing experiences of sexual assault. Many celebrities have come together to address the struggle many sexual assault victims face in reporting such crimes.
Hollywood actress Ashley Judd bravely brought her story into the light on social media. The High Crimes actress said that she only told her diary about the incident.
On September 21, Judd tweeted, “#WhyIDidntReport. The first time it happened, I was 7. I told the first adults I came upon. They said ‘Oh, he’s a nice old man, that’s not what he meant.’ So when I was raped at 15, I only told my diary. When an adult read it, she accused me of having sex with an adult man.”
#WhyIDidntReport. The first time it happened, I was 7. I told the first adults I came upon. They said “Oh, he’s a nice old man, that’s not what he meant.” So when I was raped at 15, I only told my diary. When an adult read it, she accused me of having sex with an adult man.
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) September 21, 2018
On Friday, the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport began trending on Twitter after President Donald Trump shared his thoughts on the sexual assault allegations against the Supreme Court of the United States nominee Brett Kavanaugh by Christine Blasey Ford.
In an article published last week, Ford alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while they were in high school, coming forward as the author of an anonymous letter penned earlier this summer. Kavanaugh has denied the accusations.
Soon after, actress Alyssa Milano, who was also part of the #MeToo movement, tweeted: “Hey, Donald Trump, listen the f**k up. I was sexually assaulted twice. Once when I was a teenager. I never filed a police report and it took me 30 years to tell me parents.”
“If any survivor of sexual assault would like to add to this please do so in the replies. #MeToo.”
Hey, @realDonaldTrump, Listen the fuck up.
I was sexually assaulted twice. Once when I was a teenager. I never filed a police report and it took me 30 years to tell me parents.
If any survivor of sexual assault would like to add to this please do so in the replies. #MeToo https://t.co/n0Aymv3vCi
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 21, 2018
Riverdale star Lili Reinhart also joined the #WhyIDidntReport movement, tweeting: “Because I didn’t want to lose my job or make people think I was a drama queen. #WhyIDidntReport.”
Because I didn’t want to lose my job or make people think I was a drama queen. #WhyIDidntReport
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) September 21, 2018