In wake of the dozens of damning allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Alyssa Milano's #MeToo hashtag has encouraged thousands of people to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault over the past few days. 。
Now, actress America Ferrera is taking part in the effort to raise awareness. 。
Ferrera shared an emotional Instagram post on Monday night about her first memory of sexual assault, which she says took place when she was just nine years old.。
SEE ALSO:Jennifer Lawrence shares her own account of sexual harassment faced in Hollywood 。"I told no one and lived with the shame and guilt thinking all along that I, a 9 year old child, was somehow responsible for the actions of a grown man," Ferrera wrote. 。
Thanks for signing up! 。
View this post on Instagram 。
Ferrera — an activist who spoke for the rights and equality of women at the Women's March in Washington, D.C. earlier this year — went on to explain that she had to see the man who sexually assaulted her "on a daily basis for years," which made things even more difficult.。
"He would smile at me and wave, and I would hurry past him, my blood running cold, my guts carrying the burden of what only he and I knew," she wrote. "That he expected me to shut my mouth and smile back." 。
Ferrara joins prominent actors and actresses — like Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Rosanna Arquette, Katherine Kendall, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Lawrence, and more — who've publicly shared their stories of sexual harassment and assault. 。
Like many others who have spoken up since the allegations against Weinstein, Ferrera hopes her bravery will inspire others to speak out as well. 。
Featured Video For You 。
(责任编辑：探索)
Australian football makes history with first LGBT Pride Game
Twitter tweaks video again, adding view counts for some users
A beginner's guide to the legendary Tim Tam biscuit, now available in America
You can now point your phone at Japanese text and get an instant translation
Visualizing July's astounding global temperature recordsAmazon's Echo made controlling music with your voice easy-peasy, but its sound quality could be a lo
...[详细]This Scottish man's Twitter feed is blowing up for all the wrong reasons
LONDON -- Cases of mistaken identity are not uncommon on Twitter, but some people have it significan
...[详细]This Scottish man's Twitter feed is blowing up for all the wrong reasons
LONDON -- Cases of mistaken identity are not uncommon on Twitter, but some people have it significan
...[详细]Michael Jackson's daughter will make her acting debut on the perfect show
Paris Jackson, the 18-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson, is set to make her acting debut in Fox's
...[详细]Mom discovers security cameras hacked, kids' bedroom livestreamed
A mother in Houston, Texas woke up one morning to pretty much every parent's worst-case scenario.。 "
...[详细]Twitter tweaks video again, adding view counts for some users
Like Facebook, Twitter is obsessed with video, and it's not done tweaking how it delivers those litt
...[详细]Twitter is burying Moments as it bets on live video
Twitter's apps will no longer have a dedicated tab for Moments. In its place, the company is adding
...[详细]Twitter users finding hope in 'badass' national parks
In the first few days of the Donald Trump presidency, National Park Service Twitter accounts have em
...[详细]What brands need to know about virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is all the rage. Premium publishers like USA Today, the New York Times, and AOL
...[详细]Trump is going to build that damn wall and all people can talk about is avocados
So President Donald Trump is still planning to build that wall, it's going to be a big wall, and he
...[详细]17 questions you can answer if you're a good communicator
These convincing Trump and Kim lookalikes are going viral for obvious reasons
