The 75th Golden Globes had everything. Beautiful films, glamour, and a healthy dose of controversy. The first major award show to be held since the lid blew off the morbid underbelly of Hollywood, we’d expected fireworks. Unfortunately for all of us, Seth Meyers is no Tina Fey-Amy Poehler. Although the show had its bright moments (hey there, Natalie Portman!), what it didn’t have: women who made #MeToo possible.
Ashley Judd, who was one of the first people to speak up against Weinstein, was there, as was Tarana Burke, who started #MeToo. But actresses Rose McGowan, Asia Argento, Mira Sorvino, Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah and actor / singer Corey Feldman were strangely not present in the most hyped protest-demonstration against sexual harassment in Hollywood, we’ve seen in recent history.
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Who are the most prominent women advocating for the #MeToo campaign that you didn’t see? Take a look:
Rose McGowan: Rose accused Weinstein of allegedly raping her._She has, at every step, called out ‘the hypocrisy’ of those who or who she attacks when it comes to sexual harassment o. Even Meryl Streep is not off-limits.
And not one of those fancy people wearing black to honor our rapes would have lifted a finger had it not been so. I have no time for Hollywood fakery, but you I love, .@AsiaArgento #RoseArmy https://t.co/9e0938y5sI
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) January 8, 2018
Asia Argento: Italian actress, Asia Argento who accused Weinstein of allegedly forcefully performing oral sex on her in 1997, was also not invited to the protest demonstration at the 75th Golden Globes.
I can only speak for myself but not only I wasn’t invited to the #GoldenGlobes: nobody asked my opinion about #TIMESUP or to sign the letter. I support @TIMESUPNOW even though I was excluded from it. Guess I am not POWERFUL or HOLLYWOOD enough. Proud to work behind the scenes__ https://t.co/Wemz2qd7gw
— Asia Argento (@AsiaArgento) January 8, 2018
No one should forget that you were the first one who broke the silence. Anyone who tries to diminish your work is a troll and an enemy of the movement. You gave me the courage to speak out. I am on your side until I die.
— Asia Argento (@AsiaArgento) January 7, 2018
It would have been too much of a downer… an embarrassment. Victims aren’t glamorous enough.
— Asia Argento (@AsiaArgento) January 8, 2018
Mira Sorvino:_She not only accused Weinstein of several instances of sexual harassment but also of blacklisting her (claims that were backed by LOTR director, Peter Jackson). Sorvino, wasn’t there either.
Love you dear heart @PattyArquette , and all my sisters in this fight! Special shout out to my shining friend @AnnabellSciorra whose continued bravery and honesty is contagious and inspiring https://t.co/g68bFc5y6N
— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) January 8, 2018
Annabella Sciorra: The Sopranos star accused Weinstein of multiple counts of alleged sexual harassment over the years.
I stand with you my sister https://t.co/9uB7yblRyw
— Annabella Sciorra (@AnnabellSciorra) January 7, 2018
Daryl Hannah: The Sens8 actress accused Weinstein of multiple counts of harassment, including forcefully opening the door to her hotel room.
Rosanna Arquette: While visiting him at a hotel to pick up a movie script, Rosanna alleges that Harvey greeted her in a bathroom and grabbed her hand towards his penis, all the while bragging about others who ‘had done it’.
No we weren’t invited. Annabella ,Daryl ,Mira none of us were .
— Rosanna Arquette (@RoArquette) January 8, 2018
I stand in solidarity with my brave sisters and brother who came out in the first place and have put our careers at risk again. By standing up to the monsters .@rosemcgowan @AsiaArgento @AnnabellSciorra @dhlovelife @MiraSorvino @olivia Munn @EllenBarkin @Corey_Feldman
— Rosanna Arquette (@RoArquette) January 7, 2018
For a night dedicated to solidarity for survivors of sexual harassment, this ‘memory loss’ while inviting guests seems appalling, does it not?
While 300 of Hollywood’s most powerful women sign up to safeguard workplaces against harassment, the ones whose tales of abuse have made this possible, were left in the sidelines.
Oprah, while winning the Cecile B DeMille award may have thanked the women for speaking up, but it would been much more potent, had these women been given a seat side-by-side with Hollywood’s elite, to show that the industry stands by its own, and that truly do mean it when they, Time’s Up.
