Jessica Chastain Got Pushback for Speaking Against Sexual Harassment in Hollywood

-I want to get to the movie, ´cause it was fantastic
and you´re great in it. -Thank you very much.
-But first I want to bring up
this cover here ofHollywood Reporter.
It´s, you know, a lot of other great actors.
-My girl squad. -Yeah.
It´s a girl -- And in here you have a very important discussion
about harassment and gender equality.
-Yeah, well, I feel it´s our responsibility
to do whatever we can to amplify the voices of the people
who have come forward because, you know,
just tweeting or talking about it is nothing compared
to the bravery of a woman or a man who´s risked their career,
their livelihood, everything to come forward.
And the only reason they do that is to protect
other people from abuse.
So, for me, silence is complicity.
And I want to do whatever I can to help heal our industry,
but not only our industry, it´s in many, many industries,
so help heal our society.
-Yeah. That´s it. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Thanks! -It´s a good thing to talk,
have the conversation, get it out there.
Is there an instance that comes to mind,
that sticks in your brain, you´re like,
"Well, that was actually a shady moment"?
-Yeah. I mean, I have gotten a little pushback.
You know, in the beginning when everything first started
going on, I got an e-mail from an actor who was like,
"Hold on," you know, "you´re using your platform
a little irresponsibly. Maybe you should just simmer down."
-Really? -Yeah, and it was shocking
to me -- -A male actor?
-Yeah. -Wow.
-But, you know, for me, when someone tells me
"no" or "stop", I´m like, "Oh, really?"
-Oh, yeah? [ Laughs ] "I´m gonna keep going", yeah.
-"You´re gonna tell me ´no´?"
So it just kind of emboldened me more.
-But people would tell you like, "Hey, maybe don´t
make a big deal"... -Yeah.
-...or "stop saying" or "we heard enough" or?
-Yeah, or just also to like, you know, just be quiet.
I just feel that these people who have come forward
have faced so much victimization and, you know, I want to create
a society where they´re not further victimized
from coming forward.
So I want to protect them.
-Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Well, great --
great crew on there. -Thanks.
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Jessica Chastain Got Pushback for Speaking Against Sexual Harassment in Hollywood

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