McGowan described the experience of seeing Weinstein in handcuffs as both “surreal” and “real” at the same time. However, she admitted that it was still a “very good feeling.”
The Charmed star told Megyn Kelly she “didn’t believe this day would come.” She also applauded the women who came forward. The NYPD did the same, stating it “thanks these brave survivors who have come forward.”
However, McGowan alleged that Weinstein still “has privileges from high up somewhere”—noting that he turned himself in on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, which tends to be a “slow news weekend.”
Still she said “this is a big strike into the heart of abuse of power.”
“It shows people worldwide, which is what I was hoping the whole time, that this cannot and will not stand,” she said.
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McGowan said Weinstein probably never thought this day would come, either—adding that “the system was created by men like him and his accomplices to protect him.”
“He had the nerves to walk in the Women’s March down the street at Sundance, where he raped me,” she told Kelly. “It’s intense.”
She also said she knew of a “woman who is sexually harassing somebody,” noting that abuse of power is a “gender-neutral” issue.
When Kelly asked McGowan if she thought she and the other accusers “shamed” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance into bringing on these charges against Weinstein, the actress replied “absolutely.”
“It’s tragic that it takes over 100 women and that probably means like 1,000. Let’s be real,” McGowan said. “I mean, this man had hunting grounds over the world. He had accomplices and a complicity machine. He was the cult leader of Hollywood, I would say—their king.”
In addition to speaking about Weinstein, McGowan spoke about Weinstein’s ex wife Georgina Chapman. When asked if she thought the fashion designer knew about the allegations, McGowan told the following story.
“I was sat between them—between Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman at Cannes about seven or eight years ago. I was purposefully sat there. It was very awkward. She wouldn’t look at my face. That’s all I’m going to say about that.”
Still, McGowan seemed to suggest a form of justice was served today.
“The man who pinned me down had handcuffs on him today,” she said.
Later that month, McGowan accused Weinstein, who has since been fired from his company, of rape via a series of tweets. McGowan is one of multiple women to accuse the producer of rape.
A spokesperson for Weinstein told E! News “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein.”
McGowan later alleged that “some close to the producer” had offered her $1 million to not speak out about her allegations. She claimed she told her lawyer to pull the offer days before The New York Times ran its piece.
Weinstein did not comment on her remarks.
Source: E! News
