When news broke that Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick had been accused of holding a woman as a sex slave for 48 hours, I didn't want to hear it. After reading the disturbing allegations, my mind immediately began buzzing with questions like "Is it true?" "How could this happen?" and "Him too?" I felt disillusioned remembering how last year, the 30-year-old actor, vehemently denied previous rape allegations. As a 23-year-old woman, in the age of the #MeToo movement, I've grown accustomed to accepting the fact that men I admire might be sexual predators. But, somehow the thought of reconciling Chuck Bass — a romantic male lead in a TV show I love — and Ed Westwick as a rapist felt too difficult to bear. But, then I realized: Wasn't Chuck Bass a sexual predator in his own right? Chuck Bass being Chuck Bass. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) I admittedly jumped on the Gossip Girl bandwagon a little late.
- 3/9/2018
- by Paulina Jayne Isaac
- Life and Style
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