Rose McGowan accuses Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano of being a MeToo fraud
An ugly Twitter spat has occurred between two actresses from Charmed, with Rose McGowan calling her colleague Alyssa Milano a “fraud”.
Actress and activist Rose McGowan has accused her Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano as being a MeToo “fraud.”
The ugly Twitter spat occurred on Friday, when Milano expressed her support for 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.
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#metoo https://t.co/LScj94R0m3
— Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) August 22, 2020
There appears to be no love lost between the two former co-stars as they publicly attacked each other on Twitter.
Some of the tweets have since been deleted.
McGowan, 46, is a face of the MeToo movement after she went public with her claims that Harvey Weinstein had raped her,
She is also an outspoken critic of presidential candidate Biden and his supporters after she sided with his accuser Tara Reade, who claims the former VP assaulted her in 1993. Biden has denied any wrongdoing.
In response to Biden’s speech on Friday night where he said Donald Trump had “cloaked America in darkness for much too long,” McGowan tweeted: “You are the season of darkness @JoeBiden @dnc. You are monsters. You are frauds. You are the lie.”
You are the season of darkness. @JoeBiden @dnc You are monsters. You are frauds. You are the lie.
— Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) August 21, 2020
“What have the Democrats done to solve ANYTHING? Help the poor? No. Help black & brown people? No. Stop police brutality? No. Help single mothers? No. Help children? No. You have achieved nothing. NOTHING. Why did people vote Trump? Because of you motherf**kers,” she added in a follow-up tweet.
The comments drew criticism from thousands of users defending the Democratic party including Milano herself.
Milano, 47, responded with a 26-tweet thread of “all the things the Democratic Party has done to make the world a better place”, beginning 100 years ago.
A thread of all the things the Democratic Party has done to make the world a better place.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 21, 2020
Letâs start here: 1920
19TH AMENDMENT: WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
Under the leadership of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, the U.S. Constitution was amended to grant women the right to vote. pic.twitter.com/EK60QJm2ia
She claimed Democrats “lead the way” on issues of abortion, women’s rights, healthcare, racial justice and LGBTQ rights, before firing back at McGowan saying she was the true “fraud”.
“Rose and anyone bleating the same ‘dEmOcRaTs DoNt HeLp PeOpLe’ nonsense, your lies are going to hurt people less privileged than you. It’s the kind of thing an ACTUAL fraud would do. Thousands of people are dying a day but you go on with your hyperbolic attention-seeking tweets,” Milano said.
In this new tit-for-tat war, McGowan sent another explosive tweet, accusing Milano of hijacking the MeToo movement from its creator Tarana Burke and claimed she was a toxic person to work with.
“You stole #metoo (a brilliant communication tool, not a movement) from Tarana (Burke). You co-opted my movement, the Cultural Reset, for fame, jealous of me for outing my rapist. You made 250k per week on Charmed,” she tweeted.
“You threw a fit in front of the crew, yelling, ’They don’t pay me enough to do this sh*t!’ Appalling behaviour on the daily. I cried every time we got renewed because you made that set toxic AF. Now, get off my coattails you f**king fraud.”
Fans rushed in to defend Milano.
When @Alyssa_Milano throws #Charmed reunions at her house every year cause she actually cares and loves the people she worked with. #CharmedFamily â¥ï¸ð¯ #AlyssaMilanoCares pic.twitter.com/Prh1rl1YAQ
— Îikið (@Phoebe1_) August 22, 2020
âThere is nothing fake about Alyssa Milano. She is real, she is ready, and she is relentless. And to those who constantly attack her, thatâs not a lie.
— Dawn Young-McDaniel â¿ï¸ (@justdawn_) August 22, 2020
Itâs a threat.â - Forbes
I co-sign that.
Iâve worked with Alyssa & thereâs nothing disingenuous about her.
I stand with Alyssa.
As I have gotten to know @Alyssa_Milano, I find her:
— Kate Kelly (@Kate_Kelly_Esq) August 22, 2020
-Passionate
-Committed to really digging in to issues
-Puts her money, time, & platform where her mouth is
Unlike many other celebrities Iâve worked wâ sheâs genuinely committed & willing to admit when sheâs wrong. https://t.co/Xk2hujQs4N
Milano also defended herself against McGowan, and the far-right.
There really is a lot of Milano Derangement Syndrome out there. But none of you will ever, ever silence me. Canât stop wonât stop. https://t.co/g8KauOX6KH
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 22, 2020