The actress reflected on her career and her viral #MeToo tweet, as she encouraged the other female attendees to join forces to achieve equality at The Hollywood Reporter and A+E Networks' Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch in Cannes.
“If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted, write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.”
Milano didn’t come up with the #MeToo hashtag, it was activist Tarana Burke who founded the #MeToo movement in 2006, but Milano’s 2017 tweet went viral and is often credited with boosting Burke’s movement and a broader women’s rights initiative.
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