'It is time for some goddamned honesty': Rose McGowan claims she was 'raped by a Hollywood studio head' and then 'shamed' over the incident

  • Actor Rose McGowan accused a 'studio head' of rape in a series of tweets 
  • The Charmed star posted the allegations on Twitter on Thursday evening 
  • McGowan stopped short of naming her alleged attacker in the posts 
  • The 43-year-old was responding to the hashtag, #WhyWomenDontReport 

Actor Rose McGowan has accused a top Hollywood executive of rape in a series of tweets posted on Thursday.

McGowan, 43, made the allegations on social media, and also said she was 'shamed' by others in the industry in the wake of the alleged attack.

'A (female) criminal attorney said because I'd done a sex scene in a film I would never win against the studio head,' she said, responding to a hashtag, #WhyWomenDontReport.

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Telling her truth: Rose has accused a top Hollywood executive of rape in a series of tweets 

Actor Rose McGowan has accused a top Hollywood executive of rape in a series of tweets posting on Thursday

'Because it's been an open secret in Hollywood/Media & they shamed me while adulating my rapist #WhyWomenDontReport,' the second tweet read.

'Because my ex sold our movie to my rapist for distribution #WhyWomenDontReport,' a third post said.

McGowan's final post on the topic read: 'It is time for some goddamned honesty in this world.'

Earlier, she had replied to a message from British film producer Cassian Elwes, tweeting: 'When no one else in Hollywood would listen, you heard. When no one else in Hollywood would do, you acted.'

McGowan made the allegations on social media, and also said she was 'shamed' by others in the industry in the wake of the alleged attack
Rose McGowan is pictured during Mercedes-Benz Spring 2005 Fashion Week

McGowan (left in 2016, and right in 2005) made the allegations on social media, and also said she was 'shamed' by others in the industry in the wake of the alleged attack

McGowan posted four tweets on Thursday detailing the alleged incident that she says was carried out by a 'studio head'

McGowan posted four tweets on Thursday detailing the alleged incident that she says was carried out by a 'studio head'

The actor, who is best known for her role on the TV show, Charmed, stopped short of naming her alleged attacker.

However, many people close to the industry are reportedly narrowing down who it could potentially be.

Earlier this week McGowan took part in a video calling out Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. 

She has also gone through a dramatic transformation over the years, changing from a starlet who dazzled in daring frocks on the red carpet to a outspoken activist and feminist.

McGowan, who was become a strong feminist in recent years, and said red carpets were like 'visual rape'

McGowan, who was become a strong feminist in recent years, and said red carpets were like 'visual rape'

McGowan's activism is a far cry from years earlier when McGowan made headlines for wearing a sheer metal dress to the 1998 VMAs, while she was dating shock-rocker Marilyn Manson

McGowan's activism is a far cry from years earlier when McGowan made headlines for wearing a sheer metal dress to the 1998 VMAs, while she was dating shock-rocker Marilyn Manson

In an essay for the Hollywood Reporter published last month, the actor took aim at the red carpet scene, describing it as 'visual rape'.

'My experience on the red carpet has been a journey of defiance, then one-of-a-kind acquiescence and finally a refusal to play by invented rules passed down through an aged system,' she wrote.

'The selling of a self I do not recognize, to publicize a self that wasn't me, stopped making sense. Whether it is known to those inside of Hollywood, it looks very antiquated.

'One of the last red carpets that I did, the Entertainment Tonight correspondent asked me if I, like Cate Blanchett, felt it was inappropriate for the camera to pan up and down my body. I told her that it felt like visual rape.'

McGowan and Manson were engaged for two years, before they separated and McGowan began dating film director Robert Rodriguez in 2007

McGowan and Manson were engaged for two years, before they separated and McGowan began dating film director Robert Rodriguez in 2007

McGowan and Rodriguez (pictured together in 2007) split up in 2009. The actor has since gotten married, but she was divorced earlier this year

McGowan and Rodriguez (pictured together in 2007) split up in 2009. The actor has since gotten married, but she was divorced earlier this year

The powerful statement appeared to be a far cry from years earlier when McGowan made headlines for wearing a sheer metal dress to the 1998 VMAs, while she was dating shock-rocker Marilyn Manson.

The couple was engaged for two years, before they separated and McGowan began dating film director Robert Rodriguez in 2007.

That relationship broke down in 2009, and she then married artist Davey Detail in 2013.

The couple divorced in February this year.