Following reports and allegations of sexual misconduct from studio executive Harvey Weinstein, James Van Der Beek has come forward with his own experience of assault from powerful men in Hollywood.
While Van Der Beek didn't name the people who assaulted/harassed him, he did say the following:
His comments come in the wake of certain corners of the internet being judgmental about why the women who accuse men of inappropriate behavior don't come forward sooner. They also come in the wake of a Twitter thread from Terry Crews, who accused an unnamed Hollywood male of groping him.
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