Scarlett Johansson delivered a powerful speech at the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday evening, calling out James Franco for claiming to support the Time's Up Movement.
'How could a person publicly stand by an organization that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault while privately preying on people who have no power?' the Avengers star asked, in front of the massive crowd as Black Swan actress Mila Kunis held up a microphone to her.
It comes as thousands of women march on Washington to commemorate a year since the historic Women's March on January 21 2017, a day after Trump's inauguration. This year, the marches also take on the momentum of the Me Too and Time's Up movements against sexual misconduct which were sparked with allegations against Hollywood heavyweights.
Ten of thousands marched in cities across the US including Washington DC, New York, LA, Park City, Utah, and Chicago and Austin, Texas. Speaking at the LA Women's March Natalie Portman said that at the age of 13, she experienced 'sexual terrorism' from fans and the media that impacted the way she went about the rest of her career.
award-winning actress explained that she turned 12 on the set of her first film, 'The Professional,' in which she played a young girl who made friends with a hit man in hopes of avenging her parents' murders. When the movie was released a year later, she said she was excited to open her first fan letter. But inside the letter a man had written to her about a 'rape fantasy' he had about her.
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