After a brief suspension from Twitter, Rose McGowan returned online to tweet her most direct allegation against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein: âHW raped me.â
The came as the 44-year-old actress and director appeared to suggest that Amazon Studios scrapped a project she wrote because she insisted that Weinstein not be involved.
"I told the head of your studio that HW raped me," said McGowan in tweets to Bezos. "Over and Over I said it. He said it hadn't been proven. I said I was the proof."
The New York Times has reported that Weinstein paid a $100,000 settlement to McGowan in 1997 regarding an incident in a hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival. According to the Times, the settlement included provisions about speaking about the case.
The actress also stated last year that she had been raped by a studio boss, but she did not provide a name.
A representative for Weinstein refuted McGowanâs allegations.
"Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein," Sallie Hofmeister said Thursday.
Amazon did not immediately comment on the tweets Thursday.
Late on Wednesday, McGowan reported that her account had been suspended in an . âTWITTER HAS SUSPENDED ME,â McGowan wrote in the post. âTHERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES AT WORK. BE MY VOICE.â
McGowan also shared a screenshot of the suspension message from Twitter. âWe have determined that this account violated the Twitter rules, so weâve temporarily limited some of your account features,â the message read. âWhile in this state, you can still browse Twitter, but youâre limited to only sending direct messages to your followers â no tweets, retweets, or likes.â The message said it would restore the account to full functionality in 12 hours.
Twitter addressed the suspension in a series of tweets Wednesday afternoon. The verified explained that one of McGowanâs tweets âincluded a private phone number, which violates our terms of service.â the tweet has been removed and that McGowanâs account has been restored.
âTwitter is proud to empower and support the voices on our platform, especially those that speak truth to power,â Twitter Safety . âWe stand with the brave women and men who use Twitter to share their stories, and will work hard every day to improve our processes to protect those voices.â
McGowan has been extremely vocal on social media as a flurry of sexual harassment allegations surfaced against Weinstein over the last week. McGowanâs angry tweets have targeted not only Weinstein, but several other male Hollywood figures, including Ben Affleck, whom she claims knew about Weinsteinâs conduct but stayed silent for decades.
Affleck has not responded to her allegations.
âGODDAMNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THATâ you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.
â rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan)
McGowan reached a settlement with Weinstein in 1997 over an incident at a hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival, The New York Times has reported. The actress also stated last year that she had been raped by a studio boss, but she did not provide a name.
McGowanâs suspension prompted a deluge of angry tweets from celebrities and others who demanded Twitter restore her account immediately.
Twitter! Unblock !
â Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain)
Hey let us know which of these rules broke. Asking for multiple victims of sexual violence.
â Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain)
Suspend , , but âll be on here tomorrow morning slathered in threats & bile? Yeah. Fix that quick.
â Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright)
Sincerely wtf?!
â Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer)
Why is suspended?
If anyone finds out what Rose McGowan tweeted that got her account locked, we should ALL tweet the same thing. Canât suspend 1000s of users.
â Heidi N Moore (@moorehn)
FREE ROSE MCGOWAN
â mike in birdland (@bklynmike3)
Many accused Twitter of enforcing a harmful double standard of silencing someone who advocates against sexual violence while providing others with a platform to spread sexist or racist views.
And now THIS? You allow Twitter freedom to our president but you silence a woman speaking out about sexual harassment?
â Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis)
Rose McGowan attacks sexual harassers. Gets suspended.
â Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu)
Richard Spencer attacks minorities. Gets blue checkmark.
If you don't think sexism is a rampant problem, look at what twitter did to Rose McGowan. Suspended her for speaking out.
â BrittanySneers (@Bluepurplerain)
So let me get this straight: Rose McGowan gets suspended but is fine with neo-nazis continuing to hate mob?
â Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid)
Twitter lets abusive racists & bigots run rampant but suspends Rose McGowan for calling out a sexual predator & his protectors.
â Chris Staiti (@realStaiti)
Rose McGowan's Twitter account suspended. Abusive men? Fine. Trolls? Fine. Nazis? Let 'em rant. Serial abusers and harassers? Cooooool
â Kevin Hoff'o'Lantern (@KevinHoffman)
McGowan has repeatedly accused other Hollywood figures of turning a blind eye to Weinsteinâs conduct, tweeting messages such as âYOU ALL KNEWâ and âYou cannot sweep this under the rug.â She has also offered her support to other alleged Weinstein victims, including actress Asia Argento.
. directing/re-enacting her own assault.We have been speaking out all along, the elites were just too greedy to care.
â rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan)
Twitter said Thursday it will be more clear about its policies and decisions in the future.
McGowan took a veiled shot at U.S. President Donald Trump in her after the suspension was lifted. "When will nuclear war violate your terms of service?" she asked, in a retweet of Twitter Safety.