Last week, Lindsay Lohan managed to stomp on all that goodwill she earned from her 17-second MTV spot by claiming that women who speak out against sexual assault as part of the #MeToo movement “look weak.” Those comments, which she made to UK publication The Times, prompted appropriate backlash, and on Sunday Lohan issued an apology in a statement to People:
I would like to unreservedly apologize for any hurt and distress caused by a quote in a recent interview with The Times. The quote solely related to my hope that a handful of false testimonies out of a tsunami of heroic voices do not serve to dilute the importance of the #MeToo movement, and all of us who champion it. However, I have since learned how statements like mine are seen as hurtful, which was never my intent. I’m sorry for any pain I may have caused.
Lohan added that she feels “very strongly” about the #MeToo movement, despite having suggested to The Times that women who called out their alleged abusers were “weak” and “attention seekers.”