“I was a young adult who had not yet come out to myself,” Page wrote.
“I knew I was gay, but did not know, so to speak.
I felt violated when this happened.
He outed' me with no regard for my well-being, an act we all recognize as homophobic.
I proceeded to watch him on set say degrading things to women.
I remember a woman walking by the monitor as he made a comment about her flappy p-.'”
“I was an actor that no one knew.
I was eighteen and had no tools to know how to handle the situation.”
I stand with you."
I did not make the move and I was fortunate to get away from that situation.
It was a painful realization: my safety was not guaranteed at work.
An adult authority figure for whom I worked intended to exploit me, physically.
I was sexually assaulted by a grip months later.
This is just what happened during my sixteenth year, a teenager in the entertainment industry."
“I am ashamed I did this.
I made an awful mistake.”
She also applauded the victims both in and out of Hollywood who have spoken out against their abusers.
“This is a long awaited reckoning,” she continued.
“It must be.
Inclusion and representation are the answer.
We’ve learned that the status quo perpetuates unfair, victimizing behavior to protect and perpetuate itself.
Don’t allow this behavior to be normalized.
Don’t compare wrongs or criminal acts by their degrees of severity.
Don’t allow yourselves to be numb to the voices of victims coming forward.
Don’t stop demanding our civil rights.
I am grateful to anyone and everyone who speaks out against abuse and trauma they have suffered.
You are breaking the silence.
You are revolution.”
