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Rose McGowan on see-through VMAs dress: ‘They slut-shamed me like crazy’

When Rose McGowan hit the red carpet at the 1998 VMAs wearing a completely see-through chainmail dress, she didn’t realize her outfit would prove so scandalous — or spark backlash on a massive scale. But to this day, she has no regrets.


Marilyn Manson and Rose McGowan at the 1998 VMAs

“They slut-shamed me like crazy. It was kind of hard. I hadn’t really ever dealt with global media shaming. But it prepared me for later on it happening to me a whole bunch. It was also like, ‘Sorry you’re square and I’m not. Bummer,'” the “Charmed” star, 46, told Yahoo Entertainment.


Rose McGowan Explains 1998 MTV VMAs Dress



“I’m like, ‘Why did I do that?’ I’ve had to look at that,” she continued. “You know, when you do stuff sometimes on instinct and in a mood, like when a mood overtakes you on, you analyze what it was that brought you to that mood or that choice. So, I’ve certainly had a lot of time to analyze and I’m looking at the timeline. But I completely understand why I did what I did.”


Rose McGowan Says Her Iconic VMAs Dress Was A 'Political Statement' After  Assault | HuffPost Entertainment

As she’s shared in the past, McGowan — who was one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault — picked that particular dress to send a powerful message to the entertainment industry.

“It was my first big public appearance after being sexually assaulted,” the “Brave” author told Yahoo. “I just felt like, ‘Oh Hollywood, would you want a body just that you can use and throw away? Then I’ve got one for you!’ It was like at the end of ‘Gladiator’ when he comes out and he’s like, ‘Are you not entertained?'”


McGowan, who attended the award ceremony with her then-boyfriend Marilyn Manson, even adjusted her red carpet pose accordingly. “If you look at me, I did it with power. "I didn't do it with my hand on my hip to be sexy," she said.


Rose McGowan VMA dress: Charmed star's iconic 1998 look was a 'political  statement' after her alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein | London Evening  Standard | Evening Standard


"Most women dressing like this on the red carpet is a calculated, sexy move to turn people on. Mine was like, 'I'm going to fuck your brains out. I'm going to blow your brains out.' And no one had ever done that.

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