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This text mentions abuse and sexual harassment.The actor lately shared an essay on Tumblr that she stated she felt “compelled” to jot down “n mild of current occasions concerning the try and destroy the profession and livelihood of a fellow actress and girl.”“I’ve sadly been topic to the identical poisonous masculinity all through my life,” she wrote. “In my current profession, I’ve introduced ahead considerations a few male colleague and was deemed ‘hysterical.’ I used to be instructed my fears had been figments of my creativeness. Now, as I’m seeing this sample pop up extra, I notice that is the norm.”For context: Chances are you’ll recall that Abigail had a lawsuit filed towards her final yr by producers of the movie Labeled, which was launched straight-to-digital earlier this yr. Within the swimsuit, producers alleged that Abigail accused Aaron of “aggressive, demeaning and unprofessional” habits that “positioned her at numerous occasions in peril.” The producers’ swimsuit additionally referred to these accusations as “hysterical” and “imaginary.”In her essay, Abigail claims that the lawsuit was ultimately withdrawn. “After making a confidential grievance towards a coworker for unprofessional habits, I had the foolish and naive impression they’d imagine me,” she acknowledged concerning the aftermath of her preliminary allegations.“As an alternative of being believed and guarded, a swimsuit was filed towards me for having the audacity to talk up. I used to be publicly shamed and defamed within the course of. A repute I had cultivated for over 2 a long time had now been tainted as I turned the loopy, paranoid and to cite instantly, ‘hysterical and wild’ girl, who apparently simply had it in for males.”Abigail additionally claimed that her earlier public disclosures about being in an abusive relationship had been “additionally introduced up as ‘unfounded claims’, and I used to be made to appear like somebody who simply goes after males, somewhat than being seen as somebody who has been dealing as knowledgeable on this world, since I used to be a baby, standing up for herself. This was after I had taken the entire advisable, affordable and acceptable measures of reporting confidentially to my union.”“To the general public…I typically surprise why are we all the time so excited to see the takedown of a girl? Why are we all the time so fast to defend a person after he’s accused of unhealthy habits, but when a girl speaks out… she’s clearly a liar? I’d prefer to suppose it’s as a result of we’re supremely afraid to imagine the reality that this stuff truly occur. I’d prefer to imagine it’s some type of indoctrinated denial.”“Nevertheless, time and time once more, I discover most individuals imagine the approval of a person is way extra important than the burden of supporting a girl. For males, it’s all the time harmless till confirmed responsible. For girls it’s the reverse.”You may learn Abigail’s total essay right here.