Radical street art of Meryl Streep with the words 'She knew' plastered over her eyes has appeared across LA after she denied any knowledge of alleged sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein.
In a statement this week, Streep condemned sexual harassment and denied any knowledge of the Hollywood mogul's alleged behaviour.
The street art appearing on social media shows award-winning actor Streep next to Weinstein in a black and white poster, with the words 'She knew' in red across her eyes.
The posters follow Streep's response to Rose McGowan's remarks that actors were planning to wear black to this year's Golden Globes as a protest against sexual harassment.
Her since-deleted tweet said, "Actresses, like Meryl Streep, who happily worked for The Pig Monster, are wearing black goldenglobes in a silent protest. YOUR SILENCE is THE problem. You'll accept a fake award breathlessly & affect no real chance. I despise your hypocrisy. Maybe you should all wear Marchesa."
Marchesa is a fashion line co-created by Weinstein's ex-wife, Georgina Chapman.
Streep said she "wasn't deliberately silent" in Weinstein's treatment of women in Hollywood because she didn't know it was happening.
"It hurt to be attacked by Rose McGowan in banner headlines this weekend, but I want to let her know I did not know about Weinstein's crimes, not in the 90s when he attacked her, or through subsequent decades when he proceeded to attack others," Streep said in a statement to the Huffington Post.
"I wasn't deliberately silent. I didn't know. I don't tacitly approve of rape. I didn't know. I don't like young women being assaulted. I didn't know this was happening."
Streep went on to clarify that not everyone who worked with Weinstein knew the depth of accusations against him.
Weinstein has been the centre of several sexual harassment allegations, which then prompted the iconic 'Me too' social media movement for women all around the world.
- With Reuters
