Actress Uma Thurman broke her silence regarding sexual assault allegations with a Thanksgiving Instagram message, saying she has a “few reasons” to be angry and promising to share more details shortly. She specifically called out Harvey Weinstein and his “wicked conspirators,” writing “I’m glad it’s going slowly – you don’t deserve a bullet.” The post comes one month after Thurman said she was too angry to reveal the extent of her feelings on the matter of sexual assault by powerful men in Hollywood.
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The Instagram photo Thurman accompanied this message with is a still from Kill Bill Vol. 2, specifically when her character is plotting revenge. This, of course, raises the question of whether Thurman was one of Harvey Weinstein’s many assault victims (he produced a number of her films, including Kill Bill.)
Many big names ‘liked’ Thurman’s post, including Cara Delevingne, Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Selma Blair, Debra Messing, and Zoe Saldana.
Thurman followed up her Instagram post with a couple of tweets thanking her fans and offering support to the brave women who have come forth so far:
https://twitter.com/ithurman_/status/933939559221596160
https://twitter.com/ithurman_/status/934062851509161986
Other celebrities took to their social media in support of Thurman and the larger statement most certainly in the works (“stay tuned,” read the end of her cryptic Instagram post):
All eyes on Uma Thurman. Trust me.
— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) November 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/933917529050943488
https://twitter.com/DebraMessing/status/933806034514165760
Thurman’s message follows an Access Hollywood interview in which she declared she was not yet ready to address the #MeToo movement in Hollywood– she was too angry.
“I think it’s commendable and I don’t have a tidy soundbite for you because I’ve learned— I’m not a child— and I have learned that when I’ve spoken in anger I usually regret the way I express myself,” she said. “So I’ve been waiting to feel less angry. And when I’m ready, I’ll say what I have to say.”
We’re ready when you are, Uma.✊✊✊