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Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 17:45
Meryl Streep: 'I wasn't deliberately silent' on Weinstein
By Associated Press
Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 17:45 By Associated Press

In this Feb 11, 2017, file photo, Meryl Streep attends the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Gala at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. (CHRISTOPHER SMITH / INVISION / AP)

LOS ANGELES - Meryl Streep says she did not know Harvey Weinstein was allegedly harassing and assaulting women when they worked together.

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Streep says in a statement Monday that Weinstein "needed me much more than I needed him and he made sure I didn't know." The Oscar winner says her association with him brought him credibility, which she says he used "to lure young, aspiring women into circumstances where they would be hurt."

Streep says she composed the statement in response to a since-deleted tweet from Rose McGowan, who called out Streep for working with Weinstein. McGowan has alleged that Weinstein raped her.

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Streep says she's sorry McGowan sees her as an adversary because they are on the same side in the fight to eradicate the status quo power structure in Hollywood.

Actress Meryl Streep poses for photographers upon arrival at the British Academy Film Awards in London, Feb 12, 2017. (VIANNEY LE CAER / INVISION / AP)

Actress Meryl Streep attends the premiere of "The Post" at The Newseum on Dec 14, 2017, in Washington. (BRENT N. CLARKE / INVISION / AP)


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