Evan Rachel Wood to Congress
I’m Struggling with PTSD From Rapes
Amid #MeToo Movement
2/28/2018 1:25 PM PST
Evan Rachel Wood is pouring her heart out — describing her struggles as a rape victim — in order to get Congress on board with passing a bill of rights for survivors.
Evan Rachel spoke to the House Judiciary Committee, and made a very emotional speech about her life after being raped twice. While she applauded the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, she told committee members on Tuesday … “Waves of memories and detail came flooding into my brain” when she heard victims’ stories.
The actress says 7 years after her rapes, she was diagnosed with long term PTSD, and would often clutch a baseball bat when she went to bed.
She implored the U.S. Representatives to pass the sexual assault survivor’s bill of rights in all states. It’s currently only passed in 9 of them.
