Actress says warrant bid to silence her
Actress Rose McGowan, one of the loudest and most persistent voices speaking out against Harvey Weinstein, is the subject of a warrant obtained by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department for her arrest for possession of a controlled substance, a felony charge.
The department claims “personal belongings” left behind by the actress after a flight into Washington Dulles International Airport on Jan. 20 “tested positive for narcotics,” but McGowan calls the warrant “a load of” horse manure.
“Are they trying to silence me?” McGowan said, without elaborating on who they might be or what they would be preventing her from saying. News broke Monday about the warrant issued Feb. 1. The Washington Post
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