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Sterling K. Browndoesn’t wantOlivia Munnto feel so alone.
Shortly after the outlet posted a link to the video on their Twitter account, Brownapologized to Munnbefore adding his voice to the conversation.
“I’m sorry you’re feeling so isolated, my dear,” he wrote in the first of a series of Twitter messages. “And I’m sorry you’ve been the only one to speak up publicly.”
TheThis Is Usstar, 42, who did not attend the film festival, went on to share that “there are two main issues as far as I see it. First, what is and is not forgivable?”
“That’s gonna vary from individual to individual,” he wrote, adding that Munn and the film’s director, Shane Black “may differ when it comes to that issue.”
“I don’t have all the details regarding his friend’s crime, but I know it involves a minor, and he spent time in jail. With regards to forgiveness, I leave that the individual,” the actor continued, adding that “what I take issue with…is that we all have the right to know who we’re working with!”
“When someone has been convicted of a crime of a sexual nature involving a child, we have the right to say that’s not okay!” he remarked. “Our studio was not given that opportunity, and neither was our cast. Especially @oliviamunn who was the only member of the principal cast who had to work with him.”
The actor went on to make it clear how much he appreciated the fact that she did speak up, instead of ignoring the truth.
“I so appreciate that you ‘didn’t leave well enough alone,’ & again, I’m so sorry you feel isolated in taking action,” he wrote. “Thank you to @20thcenturyfox for taking quick action in deleting the scene. @Oliviamunn I hope you don’t feel quite so alone. You did the right thing.”
Munn has yet to publicly respond to his tweets.
Last week, Munn revealed that while she was initially unaware of Striegel’s background, she went on to learn that in 2010, the actor, 47, pled guilty to attempting “to lure a 14-year-old female into a sexual relationship via the internet,” theLos Angeles Timesreported.
In a statement shared with the newspaper, the actress, 38, said she thought it was “both surprising and unsettling that Shane Black, our director, did not share this information to the cast, crew, or Fox Studios prior to, during, or after production.”
According to the outlet, after Munn told Fox the truth about Wilder’s past, the decision was quickly made to cut the three-page scene he appeared in, during which he played a jogger who made repeated sexual advances on Munn’s character.
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Seemingly referencing her decision to speak out about Striegel, Munn later wrote on Twitter, “My mom taught me to stand up & say ‘That’s not okay.”
“Even if you find yourself standing alone, speak up. Even if people get mad at you, speak up. It’s not our job to stay silent so that others can stay comfortable,” she added. “Use your voice to shape the world or others will shape it for us.”
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Munn later went on to clarify on social media why she was continuing to promote the film in interviews,
“I’m contractually obligated,” she wrote. “And from what I’m experiencing, I think they’d prefer I not show up. It would make everyone breathe easier.”
Continuing, she added, “Also, I worked really hard on this film, as did the rest of the cast and crew. Now that the scene is deleted I think audiences will love it.”
The Predatorwill be released nationwide on Sept. 14.
source: people.com
