Culture
27 Dec 17

Cher Defends Meryl Streep After 'She Knew' Allegations Surface

Cher has come to the defence of Meryl Streep following accusations that the actress knew about Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct.

Last week, posters of Streep and Weinstein together with the words "she knew" written over the actress' eyes, surfaced near her home in Pasadena.

Cher, who starred in the 1983 film Silkwood with Streep, has now thrown in her two cents over the controversy on Twitter. The 'Believe' singer recounted a time when Streep risked her life for a woman who was being attacked by a man. She also called the multi-Oscar-nominated actress "a woman of honour". The pair are further set to star alongside each other in next year's Mamma Mia! sequel.

Must Say This No Matter The COST.5wks After Cesarian Section,I Saw Meryl Run Towards Young Woman Being
VICIOUSLY ATTACKED BY
GIGANTIC MAN.He Yelled & Ran At Meryl,But She Wouldn’t
STOP.MERYL RISKED HER LIFE 2 SAVE A YOUNG WOMAN,A
“STRANGER”..MS IS A WOMAN
OF HONOR.#SheDidntKnow

— Cher (@cher) December 26, 2017

Responding to Rose McGowan's comments earlier this month, Streep said she wasn't "deliberately silent". She expressed how she didn't know about any of Weinstein's crimes over the decades, to include the avowed sexual attack of Weinstein on McGowan in the 90s. "I don't tacitly approve of rape. I didn't know", Streep added.