Lindsay Lohan issued an apology Sunday, following remarks made in a
recent interview with the UK’s The Times, in which she called women
speaking out about alleged sexual misconduct as “weak.”
“I would like to unreservedly apologize for any hurt and distress caused
by a quote in a recent interview with The Times,” the actress told
People in a statement.
“The quote solely related to my hope that a handful of false testimonies
out of a tsunami of heroic voices do not serve to dilute the importance
of the #MeToo movement, and all of us who champion it. However, I have
since learned how statements like mine are seen as hurtful, which was
never my intent. I’m sorry for any pain I may have caused,” she
continued.
Lohan, 32, said she feels “very strongly about the #MeToo movement,” and
admires the women who have spoken out about their experiences.
“Their testimony has served to protect those who can’t speak, and give
strength to those who have struggled to have their voices heard,” she
said.
In an interview with the British publication, Lohan said she isn’t a fan
of “attention seekers,” noting, “If it happens at that moment, you
discuss it at that moment. You make it a real thing by making it a
police report. I’m going to really hate myself for saying this, but I
think by women speaking against all these things, it makes them look
weak when they are very strong women. You have these girls who come out,
who don’t even know who they are, who do it for the attention. That is
taking away from the fact that it happened.”
The former child star also stated she didn’t have a #MeToo-like
experience to share, telling The Times, “I don’t really have anything to
say. I can’t speak on something I didn’t live, right?”
She also addressed a 2016 incident involving ex-fiancé Egor Tarabasov,
in which the two were documented getting physical on a beach in Mykonos,
Greece.
“I had a fight with my ex on this very beach. What did I do? Nothing. I
just took over the beach. The best revenge is success, right?” Lohan
said.
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Aug 12, 2018

Lindsay Lohan apologizes for controversial #MeToo remarks
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