Ive gone ahead and changed the colors back to our standard convention colors on the site, he wrote.
This is to alleviate any tensions about us trying to capitalize on a tragedy.
I apologize intently for that to whomever has been harmed.
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I had the best intentions….
The conversation began on Twitter with a user asking Burton if she would be going to EyeCon in October.
I will not be attending any Eyecon events, she replied.
Theyre using our sisterhood as a sales gimmick.
Burton soon detailed furthersexual assault allegationsagainst Schwahn (who has yet to comment on the matter).
Considering the news, EyeCon had made plans to hold a womens empowerment panel at an upcoming convention.
A follow-up tweet added, If we were money hungry we wouldnt be doing conventions at all.
Later, EyeCon wrote, We arent taking advantage.
We have our own personal reasons for wanting to do this convention.
Bringing us all together in one place.
We think thats beautiful.
We see it different.
Hilarie Burton is my sister.
She is a big-hearted, brilliant, thoughtful, incredible human.
She is a human being.
She is entitled to her OWN OPINIONS.
She does not make statements hastily.
So lets get brutally honest.
A woman whose personal victimization took the worlds stage this past fall?
Want to know why Hil said she feels exploited by this empowerment con?
Well add my name to that hat.
Because so do I.
We told our stories.
As a united front.
We refused to let it get tabloidy and gross.
And then suddenly a convention publicly announced that they want to empower women?
Now, that would have been FINE lovely, even IF THEY HAD SPOKEN TO US ABOUT THIS.
They made an announcement without thinking of any of the women of One Tree Hill for a second.
And now they are defending themselves by saying that Mark took advantage of them too?
That he ruined their ability to watch a show which felt like their safe space.
Well it HAPPENED to us.
And my heart breaks for their past pain.
But those painful realities are not mutually exclusive from a clear business opportunity.
None of those women will have their past be made fair game fodder without their EXPRESS PERMISSION and CONSENT.
They did not ask us.
(For example: they cited Ian doing a con to raise money for his charity?
That didnt just happen.
this feels like a violation.
Ive seen fans attacking each other over whose abuse is worse?
To shame a woman and say shes emotional not logical?
I thought that kind of bullshit was reserved for mansplaining.
And low and behold its being done by women.
Heres me ALSO expressing my emotions of anger and disgust and saying that Im out.
You wont be seeing me there.
You came for my sister.
Thats the most anti-women-support-women action Ive seen.
This is me officially saying Im out too.
Burton was very appreciative of her former costars support, responding, @SophiaBush is a WOMAN.
I love her so hard.
She is the kindest and most generous and supremely honest.
Thanks for always being my ride or die, sis.
Bush replied, I love love love you, mama.
No one will ever crack the sisterhood.
This is OUR family.
Representatives for Bush, Burton, and EyeCon did not immediately respond to EWs request for comment.
