Three months after Chloe Dykstra published a harrowing essay on Medium detailing a years-long, emotionally, physically and sexually abusive relationship with “a mildly successful podcaster to a powerhouse CEO of his own company,” later revealed to be AMC’s Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick, the actor has granted Time her first public interview.
In it, Dykstra opens up about the harassment she’s faced since checking Twitter the morning after she published her piece: “I opened trending and saw my face. It was the most terrifying thing I have ever experienced. I was just like, ‘No, no, no.’”