‘Westworld’ Star Evan Rachel Wood Gives Emotional Testimony On Being Sexual Assault Survivor [Video]
Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood gave her testimony at a hearing on the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights before Congress on Tuesday. Wood and three other women – Amanda Nguyen and Lauren Libby of the group Rise and Rebecca O’Connor of the Rape Abuse Incest National Network (Rainn) – testified before Congress. The bill grants […]
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The post ‘Westworld’ Star Evan Rachel Wood Gives Emotional Testimony On Being Sexual Assault Survivor [Video] appeared first on uInterview.
- 3/1/2018
- by Raven Haynes
- Uinterview
Evan Rachel Wood was one of three women to testify in front of Congress on February 27 about her experience with sexual assault in an attempt to expand the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act beyond federal level and into all 50 states. The “Westworld” actress was joined by Amanda Nguyen and Lauren Libby from Rise, a nonprofit that advocates for sexual assault survivors’ rights, and Rebecca O’Connor, the Vice President of Rainn. Wood spoke candidly about her experiences with being a victim and the Ptsd that resulted from her abuse.
“I thought I was the only human who experienced this, and I carried so much guilt and confusion about my response to the abuse,” Wood said, before going into detail about the torture she endured. “I accepted my powerlessness, and I felt I deserved it somehow.”
Wood’s testimony described multiple instances of abuse. The actress said that she...
“I thought I was the only human who experienced this, and I carried so much guilt and confusion about my response to the abuse,” Wood said, before going into detail about the torture she endured. “I accepted my powerlessness, and I felt I deserved it somehow.”
Wood’s testimony described multiple instances of abuse. The actress said that she...
- 2/28/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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