<p>Directed Alexander Payne denied all the <a href="http://13.235.153.162/entertainment/hollywood/news-Rose-McGowan-reveals-director-Alexander-Payne-sexually-abused-her-when-she-was-15-321397">allegations</a> of Rose McGowan's sexual assault.&nbsp;In a column for a news agency, the Oscar-winning screenwriter broke his silence on the matter.<br />
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Payne firmly denied each of the allegations and wrote, ''What she( Rose McGowan ) has said about me in recent social media posts is simply untrue''.<br />
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''Beginning with her account that they met when she was 15 years old in the late 1980s. The alleged incident would’ve happened around 1988, when Payne, now 59, was about 27. I was a full-time film student at UCLA from 1984 until 1990, and I know that our paths never crossed,''&nbsp;Payne wrote.&nbsp;<br />
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He also denied showing her a soft-core adult film, as McGowan alleged. ''She claims that I showed her a 'soft-core porn movie'&nbsp;I had directed for Showtime under a different name.&nbsp;This would have been impossible since I had never directed anything professionally, lurid, or otherwise. I have also never worked for Showtime or directed under any name other than my own,'' Payne wrote.</p>

<p>McGowan responded to&nbsp;Alexander denial by saying, ''F— him and his lies is my comment, I told Payne to acknowledge and apologize, he has not. I said I didn’t want to destroy, now I do. Why do these men always lie? I will now make it a mission to expose him. I am not the only one.''</p>

<p>The actress who was a prominent voice in the Harvey Weinstein scandal called out the director in a series of tweets and Instagram posts on August 17.<br />
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''Alexander Payne, you sat me down &amp; played a soft-core porn movie you directed for Showtime under a different name. I still remember your apartment in Silverlake. You are very well-endowed. You left me on a street corner afterwards. I was 15.” McGowan. The Instagram post that has since been deleted</p>


Directed Alexander Payne denied all the allegations of Rose McGowan's sexual assault. In a column for a news agency, the Oscar-winning screenwriter broke his silence on the matter.

Directed Alexander Payne denied all the allegations of Rose McGowan's sexual assault. In a column for a news agency, the Oscar-winning screenwriter broke his silence on the matter. Payne firmly denied each of the allegations and wrote, ''What she( Rose McGowan ) has said about me in recent social media posts is simply untrue''. ''Beginning with her account that they met when she was 15 years old in the late 1980s. The alleged incident would’ve happened around 1988, when Payne, now 59, was about 27. I was a full-time film student at UCLA from 1984 until 1990, and I know that our paths never crossed,'' Payne wrote. He also denied showing her a soft-core adult film, as McGowan alleged. ''She claims that I showed her a 'soft-core porn movie' I had directed for Showtime under a different name. This would have been impossible since I had never directed anything professionally, lurid, or otherwise. I have also never worked for Showtime or directed under any name other than my own,'' Payne wrote. McGowan responded to Alexander denial by saying, ''F— him and his lies is my comment, I told Payne to acknowledge and apologize, he has not. I said I didn’t want to destroy, now I do. Why do these men always lie? I will now make it a mission to expose him. I am not the only one.'' The actress who was a prominent voice in the Harvey Weinstein scandal called out the director in a series of tweets and Instagram posts on August 17. ''Alexander Payne, you sat me down & played a soft-core porn movie you directed for Showtime under a different name. I still remember your apartment in Silverlake. You are very well-endowed. You left me on a street corner afterwards. I was 15.” McGowan. The Instagram post that has since been deleted

Alexander Payne denies Rose McGowan's sexual assault claims, actor responds

<p>Rose McGowan is known for having being one of the few women actors who started #MeToo movement in Hollywood naming and shaming Harvey Weinstein for using his status and power to sexually abuse and rape her and others. Now, the former actress has accused ‘The Descendants’ and ‘Sideways’ director Alexander Payne of sexual misconduct.</p>

<p>The actress shared her alleged experience in a series of tweets as she lived through the horror when she was only 15 years old.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It comes as a shock for the two-time Oscar winner as she wrote, “You sat me down &amp; played a soft-core porn movie you directed for Showtime under a different name. I still remember your apartment in Silverlake.”</p>

<p>She then wrote that she wasn’t bringing up the incident with intentions “to destroy.” Instead, she demanded an acknowledgement and apology from the director.</p>

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<p>She has previously recalled the same incident in 2018 in a conversation with Ronan Farrow, according to The Cut. During the conversation, Farrow noted that the actress told him she had experienced statutory rape at the hands of “a prominent man in Hollywood.” She did not take his name but said that the director took her home, showed her an inappropriate movie and engaged with her sexually.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Monday, the actress posted a lengthy statement on Instagram about her accusation, saying “I now know I was groomed.”</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAS9S9hBr0/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Last night I dropped a bomb of truth. For years I had thought a man I had sexual relations with was a a sexual experience I had. I now know I was groomed. I auditioned for him at 15. After my experience with him, I quit acting entirely until I was ‘discovered’ at 21. When that happened, I was like, fuck it, let’s do this. I even tweeted a congratulations on his Oscar win in 2012, that’s how deep in the Cult of Hollywood I was. It wasn’t until three weeks after the Weinstein story broke that I re-evaluated the situation. I feel badly about throwing a bomb into someone’s life and career, but I guess that’s social conditioning. I’m more sad than angry. Sad for 15 year-old me. Sad for the adult me that still thought it was a choice I made. Grooming is real. I want you all to know that it’s not your fault if you were mentally massaged into thinking it’s okay. It is not. I know this now. I would even go up to this director at events and ask him, with a smile, “remember when you had sex with me at 15?” And I would laugh it off. That is deep societal programming. If you are out there trying to have sex with an underage minor, you are committing a crime, even if the minor doesn’t know it. I was attracted to him, so I thought it was on me, but that’s not correct. I was not an adult. When it happened, I’d recently been left behind in Hollywood by a family member to fend for myself. The wolves preyed. Please recognize that if this has happened to you, the shame is not yours, it’s theirs. Give it back. Groomers are skilled operators and at 15, I was not aware of the warning signs. I named him on Twitter, but since Instagram is my softer side, I just don’t want his name here. Goddess bless us all, except for those that abuse their power. Here’s to freedom, yours and mine.</a></p>

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Rose McGowan is known for having being one of the few women actors who started #MeToo movement in Hollywood naming and shaming Harvey Weinstein for using his status and power to sexually abuse and rape her and others.

Rose McGowan is known for having being one of the few women actors who started #MeToo movement in Hollywood naming and shaming Harvey Weinstein for using his status and power to sexually abuse and rape her and others. Now, the former actress has accused ‘The Descendants’ and ‘Sideways’ director Alexander Payne of sexual misconduct. The actress shared her alleged experience in a series of tweets as she lived through the horror when she was only 15 years old. It comes as a shock for the two-time Oscar winner as she wrote, “You sat me down & played a soft-core porn movie you directed for Showtime under a different name. I still remember your apartment in Silverlake.” She then wrote that she wasn’t bringing up the incident with intentions “to destroy.” Instead, she demanded an acknowledgement and apology from the director. I just want an acknowledgement and an apology. I do not want to destroy. This was me at 15. pic.twitter.com/XeNpsrpY4s — Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) August 17, 2020 × She has previously recalled the same incident in 2018 in a conversation with Ronan Farrow, according to The Cut. During the conversation, Farrow noted that the actress told him she had experienced statutory rape at the hands of “a prominent man in Hollywood.” She did not take his name but said that the director took her home, showed her an inappropriate movie and engaged with her sexually. On Monday, the actress posted a lengthy statement on Instagram about her accusation, saying “I now know I was groomed.” View this post on Instagram Last night I dropped a bomb of truth. For years I had thought a man I had sexual relations with was a a sexual experience I had. I now know I was groomed. I auditioned for him at 15. After my experience with him, I quit acting entirely until I was ‘discovered’ at 21. When that happened, I was like, fuck it, let’s do this. I even tweeted a congratulations on his Oscar win in 2012, that’s how deep in the Cult of Hollywood I was. It wasn’t until three weeks after the Weinstein story broke that I re-evaluated the situation. I feel badly about throwing a bomb into someone’s life and career, but I guess that’s social conditioning. I’m more sad than angry. Sad for 15 year-old me. Sad for the adult me that still thought it was a choice I made. Grooming is real. I want you all to know that it’s not your fault if you were mentally massaged into thinking it’s okay. It is not. I know this now. I would even go up to this director at events and ask him, with a smile, “remember when you had sex with me at 15?” And I would laugh it off. That is deep societal programming. If you are out there trying to have sex with an underage minor, you are committing a crime, even if the minor doesn’t know it. I was attracted to him, so I thought it was on me, but that’s not correct. I was not an adult. When it happened, I’d recently been left behind in Hollywood by a family member to fend for myself. The wolves preyed. Please recognize that if this has happened to you, the shame is not yours, it’s theirs. Give it back. Groomers are skilled operators and at 15, I was not aware of the warning signs. I named him on Twitter, but since Instagram is my softer side, I just don’t want his name here. Goddess bless us all, except for those that abuse their power. Here’s to freedom, yours and mine. A post shared by Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) on Aug 17, 2020 at 1:56pm PDT ×

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Rose McGowan reveals director Alexander Payne sexually abused her when she was 15