When Charmed actress Alyssa Milano heard what Megyn Kelly had to say about the Cornell 7 sexual assault case, she said what many people were already thinking: “What the f— is wrong with you?” Alyssa addressed Megyn in a Substack post, writing that she has “commodified the abuse of women.” She called on Megyn to apologize to Jane Doe, to her audience, and to women in general.
“You are part of the problem,” she wrote. In case you missed it, Megyn discussed the sexual assault case on a recent episode of her show. Although the woman who accused seven men of drugging and raping her has not been publicly identified, Megyn claimed to know her identity, and then chose to focus on her appearance when discussing the case.
Like many others, Alyssa had a serious problem with this.
“Cankles?! Really?!” Alyssa wrote on Substack, referring to the comments Megyn made about Jane Doe’s appearance. “A young woman says she was drugged and gang-raped for seven hours, and you found time to mock her body?! You even called her ‘not the most attractive gal.'”
And yes, Megyn really did say these things on her show. She also described Jane Doe as “extremely beefy in her arms and legs,” and said, “No one will even consider the possibility that this woman made a decision to get it on with four men total, not seven, and enjoyed it because — I’m just going to be honest, she’s not the most attractive gal.”
Alyssa questioned why she would say these things.
She, along with many others who were horrified by Megyn’s comments, brought up the fact that Megyn previously accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, and also did so years after she allegedly experienced sexual harassment. The fact that she has this experience led some people to believe she might have more empathy for other women. Why, then, was Megyn so critical of Jane Doe on her show, and so skeptical of the time she took to speak up? Alyssa assumed that Megyn would understand why some women wait to come forward.
“You know that speaking up can carry a price,” Alyssa wrote. “You know people in power have supporters who are there to protect their power. How long did it take YOU to report?… Women have spent years wondering whether anyone would believe them.”
Naturally, Alyssa also wondered what kind of incentive Megyn has to make such vile and misogynistic comments on her show. “How much do you make a year from being a garbage human?” Alyssa questioned. “Are you just trying to make people angry? Are you hoping for more clips, angry reactions, and views? Does saying something so harsh keep people watching until the next ad?”
In the end, she concluded that “there is no depth of human suffering (Megyn) won’t exploit if the advertising revenue is high enough.”
Ultimately, Megyn’s comments make it harder for women to come forward, the actress argued.
“Every time a woman with a microphone makes the process of reporting more humiliating, you preserve the system that keeps us silent,” Alyssa wrote.
Online, many people have praised Alyssa for using her platform to speak up about this. “Thanks Alyssa, this needed to be said,” one person wrote on Reddit. Another Redditor called Megyn “a traitor to women,” while someone else said she “should be ashamed every single day at her personal role in setting back women’s issues.”
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