Amber Tamblyn Joins Scores of Women Sharing Sexual Assault Stories Following Release of Trump Tapes
"That part of my body, which the current Presidential Nominee of the United States Donald Trump recently described as something he'd like to grab a woman by, was bruised from my ex-boyfriend's violence for at least the next week," Tamblyn wrote in an Instagram post detailing her personal account of sexual assault.
Amber Tamblyn, Sarah Silverman and multiple other women are coming forward to share their own harrowing accounts of sexual assault in the wake of Donald Trump's leaked tape controversy.
In hot mic audio released by the Washington Post on Friday, the Republican candidate can be heard making crass comments about women to former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush. "I did try and f— her. She was married," Trump was caught telling Bush. "When you’re a star, they let you do it. ... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."
Tamblyn penned a response to Trump's lewd comments Sunday in an Instagram post detailing a particular night she had been sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend.
"He's a big guy, taller than me. The minute he saw me, he picked me up with one hand by my hair and with his other hand, he grabbed me under my skirt by my vagina— my pussy?— and lifted me up off the floor, literally, and carried me, like something he owned, like a piece of trash, out of the club," the actress wrote. "His fingers were practically inside of me, his other hand wrapped tightly around my hair. I screamed and kicked and cried."
Her post, accompanied by a photo of Trump planting a kiss on 2012's Miss Universe winner Olivia Culpo, continued, "That part of my body, which the current Presidential Nominee of the United States Donald Trump recently described as something he’d like to grab a woman by, was bruised from my ex-boyfriend's violence for at least the next week. ... To this day, I remember that moment. I remember the shame."
Earlier on Saturday, Sarah Silverman also took to Twitter to share her personal story, after author Kelly Oxford encouraged women on the social media platform by speak out and tweet stories about their first assaults.
Silverman revealed that hers had occurred while she was serving as a waitress in high school. Her boss called her into his office, and "he just made small talk," she wrote. "looked down & he was stroking his penis."
I was a waitress in HS. Boss called me in his office I was so scared. he just made small talk. looked down & he was stroking his penis... https://t.co/UGYnVeGlkb
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 8, 2016
2/2 ...I said I had to clean the popcorn machine & left. I cried. It was the first time I saw a penis https://t.co/UGYnVeGlkb
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 8, 2016
House actress Lisa Edelstein's first experience with sexual assault happened at the young age of 12. She tweeted, "Old man in temple asks me if the word "cunt" turns me on. Tells me he wants to take me away w/him."
FIRSTassault: Old man in temple asks me if the word "cunt" turns me on. Tells me he wants to take me away w/him. I'm tiny, undeveloped & 12. https://t.co/xpDxKE10Sb
— Lisa Edelstein (@LisaEdelstein) October 8, 2016
Former Disney star Debby Ryan and Rachelle Lefevre were among the other women to also speak out against Trump as survivors of sexual assault. Read their tweets below.
@kellyoxford 14? Older guy grabs my butt at work. Keeps doing it. I slap him. Director tells me to 'calm down', the guy was 'just joking'.
— debby the actress (@DebbyRyan) October 8, 2016
In college it happened to me on the subway. Jumped off at next stop, sobbed. Took weeks to feel safe again. It's assault. #Trump be GONE https://t.co/b1rBE2Kkp1
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2016