The hashtag #WhyIDidntReport began trending on Twitter on Friday, in response to Donald Trump.
Lili Reinhart, Ashley Judd, Alyssa Milano and more are opening up about their experiences with sexual harassment after Donald Trump questioned Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's own accuser.
After Trump wondered why Dr. Christine Blasey Ford didn't report her alleged assault when it happened, the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport quickly sprung up on social media and dominated the top trends, as Twitter users shared their own personal stories.
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View Story"I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents," Trump tweeted Friday. "I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!
In response, Milano tweeted, "Hey, @realDonaldTrump, 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."
Judd, Reinhart, and Harvey Weinstein accuser Mira Sorvino are just a few other stars who joined the movement.
"#WhyIDidntReport. The first time it happened, I was 7. I told the first adults I came upon," Judd tweeted. "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."
Reinhart wrote that she didn't report because she "didn't want to lose [her] job or make people think [she] was a drama queen."
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View Story"#WhyIDidntReport because the first time I did for a serious sexual assault as a teenager nothing came of it, and later I felt that I wasn't important enough to make a big deal over," Sorvino tweeted. "I was wrong."
"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi shared that she had been sexually assaulted three times, starting from the age of seven.
Patricia Arquette applauded the movement and called the people coming out "leaders."
"If you want to see who the leaders are of #MeToo look no further than the thousands of people sharing their #WhyIDidntReport stories," Arquette said. "This movement will not be derailed by anyone. It is decentralized [sic] collective power which is why it has limitless strength."
Read more #WhyIDidntReport stories in the tweets below.
Hey, @realDonaldTrump, Listen the fuck up.
@Alyssa_Milano
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
#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.
@AshleyJudd
I was 7 the first time I was sexually assaulted. He was a relative of my mom's second husband. I told my folks and they sent me away. #WhyIDidntReport
@PadmaLakshmi
The second time I was 16 years old and a virgin. He was my boyfriend. "Date rape" wasn't discussed in the 80's. I was horrified and ashamed. #WhyIDidntReport
@PadmaLakshmi
The third time I was assaulted I was 23. I thought that no one would believe me, because no one wanted to stand up to him. I had seen the way Anita Hill was treated when she came forward. #WhyIDidntReport
@PadmaLakshmi
Because I didn't want to lose my job or make people think I was a drama queen. #WhyIDidntReport
@lilireinhart
#WhyIDidntReport because the first time I did for a serious sexual assault as a teenager nothing came of it, and later I felt that I wasn't important enough to make a big deal over. I was wrong.
@MiraSorvino
If you want to see who the leaders are of #MeToo look no further than the thousands of people sharing their #WhyIDidntReport stories. This movement will not be derailed by anyone. It is decentralized collective power which is why it has limitless strength.
@PattyArquette
#WhyIDidntReport because I was 12. Because I didn't want to upset his mother and aunt (my great aunt & grandmother) Because I blamed myself for falling asleep on the couch and not my room.
@kScodders
I did, it didn't matter, I was dismissed, disparaged, & I still get blamed #WhyIDidntReport
@dhlovelife
So #WhyIDidntReport I was 15. Raped by a drunk football player at a high school party. I was SURE my dad would shoot him if he knew and then my mom would be alone. I stayed in my room for days and cried to my cat. Didn't tell dad until like 20 years later after my rapist died.
@PauleyP
#WhyIDidntReport Because he doesn't deserve any attention. Because I want to focus on the positive. Because he is truly evil.
@JordansBlog
If you are still unsure why women and men who've been abused might not speak up please take a moment to read #WhyIDidntReport.
@gemma_chan
The culture of victim blaming has to end.
#WhyIDidntReport bc I was scared I would lose all my friends, bc I was scared I would die, bc I didn't know how, bc I didn't really know I could, bc no one ever taught me what sexual assault was so when it happened to me I didn't even know. and bc I knew nothing would happen.
@tweetrajouhari
I waited over 20 years to report my sexual abuser.
@ThomasARoberts
Because I was 14.
Because it was my hero.
Because it was my priest.
Because I thought I'd be expelled.
Because I feared no one would believe me.
Because I thought suicide was easier than telling 1 person#WhyIDidntReport
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