Amber Tamblyn Accuses Rose McGowan of ‘Shaming and Taunting’ Hollywood Actresses

Amber Tamblyn and Rose McGowan are in the midst of a very public fight on social media, after falling out over a plan by some actresses to wear black to the Golden Globes next month as a mark of protest against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry.

McGowan, whose testimony against Harvey Weinstein to New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow that the producer raped her in 1997 was critical to exposing the predatory movie mogul, criticized the planned protest, which has been backed by actresses such as Meryl Streep and Tamblyn, and suggested the actresses all wear Marchesa, the label run by Weinstein's estranged wife Georgina Chapman.

Tamblyn replied:

THREAD: Rose McGowan is a friend and while I support her kind of movement, I do not support any woman (or man) shaming or taunting the movements of other women who are trying to create change. Telling us to all wear Marchesa? This is beneath you, Rose.
— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) December 17, 2017

Asia Argento, who has also alleged sexual assault by Weinstein, then criticized Tamblyn's public attack on McGowan.

Tamblyn, who has alleged that the actor James Woods tried to pick her up when she was underage, replied.

Asia, I did. I spoke to her for over an hour.
— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) December 17, 2017

McGowan's Charmed co-star Holly Marie Combs shot back:

You just did to @rosemcgowan what you claim you don't support her doing to others. Every activist for every cause the world over has different methods but share a common and more important message that should remain the same. And undiluted above all else.
— Holly Marie Combs (@H_Combs) December 17, 2017

Tamblyn replied: "Her statement was public and hurtful to some women so a public response was earned. I spoke to her at length today, she knows how I feel. I love Rose fiercely, that will never change. To be critical of an action is not to condemn the person behind it. There’s your common message."

That may be true. But as general advice, starting a public spat with Rose McGowan right now might not be the best way to win friends and influence people.

No one should be told how or when to deal with their own trauma. If friends want to help beloved friends there are better ways of communicating that concern.
— Holly Marie Combs (@H_Combs) December 18, 2017

Amber Tamblyn Accuses Rose McGowan of ‘Shaming and Taunting’ Hollywood Actresses

A bizarre public spat erupted on Twitter this weekend after Amber Tamblyn chose to criticize Rose McGowan, one of the faces of the #MeToo movement, on social media.

Tom Sykes