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Rose McGowan went after fellow actress Natalie Portman in a scathing Facebook post on Tuesday, just two days after Portman appeared at the Oscars with the names of overlooked female directors embroidered into her Dior cape.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kind of protest that gets rave reviews from the mainstream media for its bravery. Brave? No, not by a long shot. More like an actress acting the part of someone who cares. As so many of them do,\u201d wrote McGowan, who has spent much of her time in the last few years speaking out against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein as he faces criminal charges for sexual assault and other felony counts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find Portman\u2019s type of activism deeply offensive to those of us who actually do the work. I\u2019m not writing this out of bitterness, I am writing out of disgust,\u201d she went on. \u201cI just want her and other actresses to walk the walk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also Read:<\/strong> Rose McGowan Says Harvey Weinstein Doesn’t Understand the Seriousness of His Accused Actions ‘At All’<\/p>\n She also tore into Portman\u2019s history within her own production company, Handsomecharlie Films: \u201cNatalie, you have worked with two female directors in your very long career \u2014 one of them was you. You have a production company that has hired exactly one female director \u2014 you.\u201d (Editor\u2019s note: Portman worked with director Mira Nair in 2008\u2019s \u201cNew York, I Love You.\u201d)<\/p>\n A review of the company\u2019s films proves that to be true. Portman has directed two of the company\u2019s eight movies. The other six were directed by men.<\/p>\n \u201cI was at a Women in Film event that you spoke at once, Natalie. You reeled off depressing statistics and then we all went back to our salads. I quickly realized you and the other women speakers (and that joke of an organization) are just\u2026 frauds. You say nothing, you do nothing,\u201d McGowan wrote.<\/p>\n Also Read:<\/strong> Oscars 2020: Natalie Portman Wears Cape Embroidered With Names of Female Directors Not Nominated (Video)<\/p>\n A representative for Women in Film \u2014 one of the longest-running organizations fighting for parity in the industry \u2014 did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Representatives for Portman also did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n During Sunday\u2019s pre-Oscars red carpet event, Los Angeles Times journalist Amy Kaufman tweeted a video<\/a> showing that Portman\u2019s custom outfit bore the names of Lulu Wang, Greta Gerwig, Lorene Scafaria, Marielle Heller, Alma Har\u2019el and Mari Diop, and others. All of them are female directors who were not nominated for an award at the ceremony this year.<\/p>\n You can watch Portman explain her fashion \u2014 and political \u2014 statement below:<\/p>\n Natalie Portman embroidered her Dior cape with all of the female directors who weren’t nominated for #Oscars<\/a>. Check out her explanation here. pic.twitter.com\/kyyo2wVMZf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n Read original story Rose McGowan Dismisses Natalie Portman\u2019s Oscars Outfit Honoring Female Directors As \u2018Deeply Offensive\u2019 At TheWrap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n