Florence Pugh hits out at Meta for censoring post about Cornell rape

NEW YORK — Florence Pugh will keep speaking her mind — even after Meta restricted her social media post about the alleged gang rape at Cornell University. The Oscar-nominated actress opened up about the incident in a new interview for Elle’s Women in Hollywood issue released on Tuesday. kAm“}@ @?6 7—:?8 46?D@CD >6[” k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]6==6]4@>^4F=EFC6^>@G:6D\EG^2fcb`cc__^7=@C6?46\AF89\6==6\H@>6?\:?\9@==JH@@5\:?E6CG:6H\a_ae^QmD96 D2:5k^2m] “s@?’E 6G6? ECJ] %92E’D ;FDE 8@:?8 E@ 255 7F6= E@ E96 7:C6]”k^Am kAm!F89 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G2C:6EJ]4@>^a_ae^7:=>^8=@32=^7=@C6?46\AF89\4@C?6==\F?:G6CD:EJ\D6IF2=\2DD2F=E\42D6\`abegffaa_^Q E2C86ElQ03=2? 324< :? $6AE6>36C[k^2m A6??:?8 2 A@H6C7F= A@DE 23@FE 2 =2HDF:E 7:=65 3J 2 7@C>6C r@C?6== DEF56?E[ H9@ D2:5 D96 H2D C2A65 3J >6>36CD @7 E96 r9: !9: 7C2E6C?:EJ :? ~4E@36C a_ac]k^Am kAm“p7E6C C625:?8 23@FE E96 J@F?8 H@>2? H9@ H2D 82?8 C2A65 2E 96C 4@==686 3J 96C 7C:6?5 2?5 D49@@= A66CD[ x 2> 766=:?8 F?62DJ 2?5 D:4< 2?5 2?I:@FD[” D96 HC@E6]k^Am kAm!F89 E96? 42==65 @? >6? E@ 36 ;FDE 2D “9@CC:7:65 2?5 D:4<6?65” 2D H@>6?[ 2?5 E@ =625 “4@?G6CD2E:@?D 23@FE 9@H H6 492?86 E96 2==@H2?46 2?5 4@>A=:4:EJ @7 E9:D 3692G:@C 2D >F49 2D H6 2C6]” $96 2=D@ 56D4C:365 D6IF2= 2DD2F=E 2D E96 “<:==:?8 @7 2 D@F=” 2?5 “56DEC@J:?8 @7 E96 3@5J” 367@C6 E2<:?8 2:> 2E F?:G6CD:E:6D 7@C ?@E 5@:?8 6?@F89 E@ AC@E64E H@>6?]k^Am kAm“r@==686D^D49@@=D^F?:G6CD:E:6D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^A^s5K&+(@@vhE^n9=l6?U2>Aj:>80:?56IleQ E2C86ElQ03=2?6?k^2m 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5[” D96 HC@E6[ 255:?8[ “*@F 3F:=5 >6? E92E 86E E2F89E E9C@F89 E:>6 2?5 E:>6 282:? E92E E96J 42? 5@ 6IEC6>6 92C> 2?5 E92E E96J H@?’E 36 92C>65 :? C6EFC?]”k^Am kAm$9@CE=J E96C627E6C[ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:>53]4@>^E:E=6^EEa`_hfaec^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?:?8 x?DE28C2> “564:565 E@ 3=@4< >J A@DE 7C@> 86EE:?8 :? 7C@?E @7 E96 C:89E A6@A=6]” $96 25565i “%FE EFE EFE] ~9 562C] %92E 5@6D?’E =@@< 8C62E 5@6D :En”k^Am kAmx? 96C D:E\5@H? H:E9 t==6[ !F89 D2:5 D96 76=E 4@>A6==65 E@ DA62< @FE 2D “2 H@>2? H9@ 42C6D 23@FE H@>6?[” 6>A92D:K:?8 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 7:89E:?8 282:?DE “23FD6 2?5 C2A6 36:?8 2446AE65 2D 2 ?@C>]”k^Am kAm“#2A6 42? ?6G6C 6G6C 36 2 4@?G6CD2E:@? E92E H6 >@G6 @? 7C@>[” D96 D2:5] “xE 92D E@ 36 D@>6E9:?8 E92E H6 =@@< 2E 7246\@?[ 2?5 H6 56>2?5 ;FDE:46[ 244@F?E23:=:EJ 2?5 7@C E96 C2A:DE E@ D66 H92E E96J 92G6 5@?6 E@ D@>6@?6’D =:76] q642FD6 :7 H6 5@?’E[ H6’C6 2446AE:?8 :E] p?5 x 5@?’E 6G6C[ 6G6C[ 6G6C H2?E E@ =:G6 :? 2 H@C=5 H96C6 H6 >@G6 @? 7C@> :E 62D:=J]”k^Am kAm|6E2 AC6G:@FD=J E@=5 %|+ E92E !F89’D A@DE H2D 7=28865 7@C D6?D:E:G6 4@?E6?E[ 3FE D2:5 E96 C6DEC:4E:@? H2D =:7E65 27E6C C6G:6H]k^Am kAm“k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E>K]4@>^a_ae^_h^ag^7=@C6?46\AF89\:?DE28C2>\3=@4D[ H2C? A6@A=6 367@C6 D66:?8 4@?E6?E E96J >:89E 7:?5 FAD6EE:?8[ 2?5 AC6G6?E E66?D 7C@> D66:?8 4@?E6?E ?@E 2AAC@AC:2E6 7@C E96:C 286[” :E D2:5 2E E96 E:>6]k^Am kAm“p =236= H2D :?:E:2==J 2AA=:65 E@ E96 A@DE[ H2C?:?8 A6@A=6 E92E E96 4@?E6?E >2J 36 D6?D:E:G6 367@C6 E96J H6C6 23=6 E@ 4=:4< E9C@F89[” :E 4@?E:?F65] “(6 C6>@G65 E9:D =236= FA@? 7FCE96C C6G:6H 27E6C H6 56E6C>:?65 E92E :E BF2=:7:65 7@C 2 ?6HDH@CE9J 2==@H2?46] %96 A@DE :D ?@H =:G6 2?5 G:D:3=6 H:E9@FE C6DEC:4E:@?D 7@C 25F=ED]”k^Am