After Initial Silence, Prominent #MeToo Proponent Says Biden’s Accuser Should Be Heard

After weeks of remaining silent on sexual assault allegation made against the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, actress Alyssa Milano says Biden’s accuser should be heard.

Milano, a prominent proponent of the #MeToo movement, tweeted early Tuesday morning, “I’m aware of the new developments in Tara Reade’s accusation against 👤Joe Biden.”

She continued, “I want Tara, like every other survivor, to have the space to be heard and seen without being used as fodder. I hear and see you, Tara.”

https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1254999854222159872

Biden has been accused of sexually assaulting Tara Reade in 1993 when she was working for Biden while he was a senator, as IJR has previously reported.

Biden’s campaign has denied the allegations, “Such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press. What is clear about this claim: it is untrue.”

After Reade made her allegations public, many noted that Milano — who supported the women who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault — appeared to be publicly silent on the accusations against Biden.

Actress Rose McGowen blasted Milano for not speaking out about Reade’s accusations, “You are a fraud. This is about holding the media accountable. You go after Trump Kavanaugh saying Believe Victims, you are a lie. You have always been a lie.”