MATT UNDER FIRE OVER ‘SPECTRUM’ COMMENT
Actor and producer Matt Damon has come under the scanner of the Twitterati after making some controversial comments about sexual misconduct in a new interview.
In a recent interview with a leading channel, the 47-yearold actor argued that while he is supportive of women being “empowered” by speaking out about their experiences of sexual harassment, he also insisted that there is a “spectrum of behaviour” that should be respected, and that certain behaviours aren’t bad enough to warrant loss of work as a result, reports E! Online. Damon said, “I think it’s wonderful that women are feeling empowered to tell their stories and it’s totally necessary. You know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right? Both of those behaviours need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated.”
The actor still argued that Louis CK, one of the men named and shamed in recent sexual misconduct exposes, probably shouldn’t have lost work or been professionally ruined as a result. He further added, “The fear for me is that right now, we’re in this moment where at the moment, and I hope it doesn’t stay this way, the clearer signal to men and to younger people is, deny it. Because if you take responsibility for what you did, your life’s going to get ruined.” But, these comments did not go too well with the users of the micro-blogging site as the star was soon bombarded by fans.