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Abigail Breslin, known for stirring performances in projects like Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland and August: Osage County, recently spoke out in a bold statement after news of Blake Lively‘s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni came out.
The actress wrote a long message about her experience not being believed for claims of inappropriate behavior in the workplace against another actor, beginning by saying, “When did the word woman become synonymous with scapegoat? As I see the news each day, I realize this is the world we seem to live in.”
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Mentioning “recent events regarding the attempt to destroy the career and livelihood of a fellow actress and woman,” likely referencing Lively’s situation, Breslin said that this “compelled” her to share her message, “as I have unfortunately been subject to the same toxic masculinity throughout my life.”
Breslin went on, talking about a personal experience as she said, “In my recent career, I’ve brought forward concerns about a male colleague and was deemed ‘hysterical.’ I was told my fears were figments of my imagination. Now, as I’m seeing this pattern pop up more, I realize this is the norm.”
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The actress previously accused Aaron Eckhart of “aggressive, demeaning and unprofessional behavior” on the set of a film they starred in together.
Breslin called out the industry and the public for how she was treated after her complaint, writing, “Instead of being believed and protected, a suit was filed against me for having the audacity to speak up. I was publicly shamed and defamed in the process.” In Breslin’s new statement, she claimed that the lawsuit against her had since been withdrawn.
“A reputation I had cultivated for over 2 decades had now been tainted as I became the crazy, paranoid and to quote directly, ‘hysterical and wild’ woman, who apparently just had it in for men,” she went on.
Breslin weaved her experience into a broader conversation about how society treats women, appearing to reference Lively’s lawsuit again as she said, “And so here we find ourselves again, in a vicious cycle of crucifying another woman for speaking out against a man.”
The Stillwater actress ended her message with a declaration: “This MUST change…To change the narrative, we do not need more women to scream. We just need a lot more men to shut up and listen.”
Many celebrities have spoken out or shared support for Lively in the wake of her lawsuit against Baldoni, including It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover and Lively’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-stars, among others.
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