Former NCIS star Pauley Perrette and Lili Reinhart are among loads of celebrities who have shared their harrowing sexual assault encounters via Twitter, revealing why they didn’t report it to the police using the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport amid the controversy over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Perrette’s incident dates back to when she was a teenager and a drunk footballer allegedly raped her at a high school party.
“So #WhyIDidntReport I was 15. Raped by a drunk football player at a high school party,” she wrote.
“I was SURE my dad would shoot him if he knew and then my mom would be alone. I stayed in my room for days and cried to my cat. Didn’t tell dad until like 20 years later after my rapist died.”
So #WhyIDidntReport I was 15. Raped by a drunk football player at a high school party. I was SURE my dad would shoot him if he knew and then my mom would be alone. I stayed in my room for days and cried to my cat. Didn’t tell dad until like 20 years later after my rapist died.
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) September 22, 2018
She goes on to reveal that she was among other victims who shared their story for a book many years later.
My story of my rape and #WhyIDidntReport was published in this book over a decade ago: pic.twitter.com/PAnYMfgmkj
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) September 22, 2018
She concludes, “BTW, My Dad confirmed decades later, that I was right, he would have shot my rapist that night, if he had known. In a weird way, I saved my parent’s life. But my writing and speaking about it later saved mine.”
BTW, My Dad confirmed decades later, that I was right, he would have shot my rapist that night, if he had known. In a weird way, I saved my parent’s life. But my writing and speaking about it later saved mine.
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) September 22, 2018
Riverdale star Lili Reinhart also took to Twitter to reveal that she, too, had been raped but did not report it as she was afraid of losing her job.
“Because I didn’t want to lose my job or make people think I was a drama queen. #WhyIDidntReport,” she tweeted.
It is unknown if she is referring to an acting job or another job from before she was famous.
Because I didn’t want to lose my job or make people think I was a drama queen. #WhyIDidntReport
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) September 21, 2018
Below are other celebrities who have shared their stories…
Hey, @realDonaldTrump, Listen the fuck up.
I was sexually assaulted twice. Once when I was a teenager. I never filed a police report and it took me 30 years to tell me parents.
If any survivor of sexual assault would like to add to this please do so in the replies. #MeToo https://t.co/n0Aymv3vCi
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) September 21, 2018
#WhyIDidntReport. The first time it happened, I was 7. I told the first adults I came upon. They said “Oh, he’s a nice old man, that’s not what he meant.” So when I was raped at 15, I only told my diary. When an adult read it, she accused me of having sex with an adult man.
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) September 21, 2018
#WhyIDidntReport because the first time I did for a serious sexual assault as a teenager nothing came of it, and later I felt that I wasn’t important enough to make a big deal over. I was wrong.
— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) September 22, 2018
I was 7 the first time I was sexually assaulted. He was a relative of my mom’s second husband. I told my folks and they sent me away. #WhyIDidntReport
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) September 21, 2018
#WhyIDidntReport Because we were set up by a mutual friend. Because we were in his dorm room. Because when I said I was leaving, he pinned me against the wall & said I shouldn’t. Because I kicked him in the balls & ran. Because I thought that meant I was one of the lucky ones.
— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) September 23, 2018
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