Rose McGowan slams Oprah Winfrey: ‘As fake as they come’

The talk show queen has come under fire by a fellow Hollywood star, who claimed her “fake” persona hides the “ugly truth”.

Oprah Winfrey has been accused of faking her support of the #MeToo movement by high-profile activist and actress Rose McGowan.

In a scathing tweet, the former Charmed star, 47, hit out at the talk show queen, describing her as “as fake as they come”.

“I am glad more are seeing the ugly truth of @Oprah,” McGowan tweeted, along with an old photo of Winfrey, now 67, smiling alongside convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.

“I wish she were real, but she isn’t.”

McGowan’s tweet. Picture: rosemcgowan/Twitter

McGowan, an outspoken survivor of sexual assault, continued, “From being pals with Weinstein to abandoning & destroying Russell Simmon’s [sic] victims, she is about supporting a sick power structure for personal gain, she is as fake as they come. #lizard.”

McGowan has called out Winfrey for her association with Harvey Weinstein. Picture: Timothy A. Clary/AFP

Weinstein’s long list of alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s was the catalyst for the #MeToo movement in October 2017, with McGowan being one of the first of dozens of women to accuse him of rape.

The disgraced film producer, who has denied having “any non-consensual sex,” was found guilty of two felonies in February 2020 and is currently serving time in Wende Correctional Facility.

Meanwhile, Simmons has also been accused of rape and sexual misconduct by 20 women. The music executive, 63, has denied the accusations and kept a low profile in recent years, though he resurfaced in the Hamptons earlier this month.

It appears McGowan’s tweet refers to Winfrey’s almost-involvement in a 2020 documentary titled On The Record which centred on Simmons’ alleged sexual misconduct.

While she was originally on board to executive-produce the project, she ended up backing out, citing differences with the film’s directors.

“I have decided that I will no longer be executive producer on the untitled Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering documentary, and it will not air on Apple TV+,” Winfrey said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter in January 2020.

“I want it to be known that I unequivocally believe and support the women. Their stories deserve to be told and heard. In my opinion, there is more work to be done on the film to illuminate the full scope of what the victims endured, and it has become clear that the filmmakers and I are not aligned in that creative vision.”

The talk show queen pulled out of a project about Russell Simmons. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images

It’s not the first time McGowan has publicly accused a high-profile figure of faking their support of the #MeToo movement.

Last year, she hit out at her Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano, calling her a #MeToo “fraud”.

The ugly Twitter spat occurred when Milano expressed her support for then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

McGowan has long been opposed to Biden after claims that he had sexually assaulted Tara Reade, and called Milano a fraud and a liar.

Reps for McGowan and Winfrey did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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