Angela Lansbury says her controversial comments about sexual harassment were taken out of context.
Angela Lansbury says her controversial comments about sexual harassment were taken out of context.
The legendary actress caused a stir Tuesday after comments that blamed women for sexual harassment and assault.
A day later, she attempted to distance herself from the remarks.
“There is no excuse whatsoever for men to harass women in an abusive sexual manner. And, I am devastated that anyone should deem me capable of thinking otherwise. Those who have known the quality of my work and the many public statements I have made over the course of my life, must know, that I am a strong supporter of Women’s Rights,” she said in a statement Wednesday night.
Angela Lansbury thinks some women must ‘take blame’ for sex abuse
“Lastly, I would like to add that I am troubled by how quickly and brutishly some have taken my comments out of context and attempted to blame my generation, my age, or my mindset, without having read the entirety of what I said,” she said.
In an interview with Radio Times, the 92-year-old actress said women “must sometimes take blame” for being raped.
“There are two sides to this coin,” she said on the show.
“We have to own up to the fact that women, since time immemorial, have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive. And unfortunately it has backfired on us — and this is where we are today.”
Lansbury’s comments came amid an influx of sexual harassment and assault accusations in Hollywood, media and politics.
