Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsRose McGowan regrets her criticism of Natalie Portman and her Oscars dress‘I realise that by critiquing someone personally, I lost sight of the bigger picture’ShareLink copied ✔️February 18, 2020February 18, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya As the ongoing saga between Natalie Portman and Rose McGowan continues, McGowan has announced that she regrets attacking Natalie Portman for her Oscar dress protest, which saw the Black Swan actor wear a Dior couture cape embroidered with the names of the female directors snubbed by the Academy. While McGowan didn’t address Portman personally, she wrote on Twitter: “My critique should’ve been about Hollywood’s ongoing culture of silence. I realise that by critiquing someone personally, I lost sight of the bigger picture,” before adding: “All voices, however, spoken, are valid. Let’s all keep pushing boundaries in whatever way we can, it’s time to get loud.” Portman’s act of subtle protest was put to the test at last week’s Oscars ceremony when McGowan called her a “fraud” and “an actress acting the part of someone who cares” in a scathing Facebook post. Her reasoning was that Portman only speaks about working with women directors, but has only worked with two her entire career, if you count her own directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness. In response to McGowan, Portman released a statement agreeing with the actor-activist that her actions weren’t “brave”, but rather, “brave is a term I more strongly associate with actions like those of the women who have been testifying against Harvey Weinstein the last few weeks, under incredible pressure”. Now that’s all settled, can we put this to rest? My critique should’ve been about Hollywood’s ongoing culture of silence. I realize that by critiquing someone personally, I lost sight of the bigger picture. All voices, however spoken, are valid. Let’s all keep pushing boundaries in whatever way we can, it’s time to get loud.— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) February 17, 2020Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on HamletMerrellMerrell 1TRL trades the trail for Shoreditch to launch Moab Slide Woven7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsCasting is finally getting its flowers at the 2026 OscarsThe story behind Resurrection, Bi Gan’s dreamy cinematic epic Sound of Falling is the most experimental teen drama of all timeEveryone needs to calm down about Timothée ChalametNorthern roles should go to northern actorsAmanda Seyfried: ‘Community is everything. Socialism is a beautiful idea’Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy