Florence Pugh‘s press tour for Netflix’s “East of Eden” brought her to “The View,” where co-host Sara Haines brought up the Oscar nominee’s recent social media posts speaking out on the sexual assault case at Cornell University.
\n\n“Even in modern times, women have to bear the consequences of sexual violence, like the allegations currently playing out with the so-called Cornell 7,” Haines said. “The case is still pending, and some of the accused have denied any wrongdoing, but I saw what you wrote about this. This was really important for you. Can you explain why you felt the need to speak up?”
\n\n“Rape is something that lives. The fear of it lives in our bodies, and when stories like this come out and it’s really not picked up in the way that you hope it’s picked up, it makes me feel scared, it makes me feel anxious, it made me feel so much rage,” Pugh answered. “I’m lucky enough to do what I do and I have a platform and I wanted to talk about it.”
\n\nPugh is one of the most prominent celebrities condemning the Cornell 7, the name given online to the seven male students accused of drugging…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/