#WomenBoycottTwitter for a Day Over Rose McGowan’s Suspension
Chrissy Teigen, John Cusack, Anna Paquin, Kathy Griffin, and Alyssa Milano are among those taking part in the Twitter boycott.

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Several big name celebrities have vowed to boycott Twitter on Friday as part of a protest triggered by Rose McGowan’s temporary suspension from the platform. McGowan, who has been at the center of the sexual harassment scandal surrounding movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, was temporarily booted from Twitter on Wednesday after she publicly railed against The Weinstein Company and figures she believed were complicit in Weinstein’s alleged abuse. While her account has been restored, the #WomenBoycottTwitter protest has erupted in response, with several celebrities and McGowan’s supporters vowing to take part in the “day-long Twitter boycott in protest of women’s voices being silenced.” Chrissy Teigen, John Cusack, Anna Paquin, Kathy Griffin, and Alysso Milano are among those who’ve vowed to take part.
At midnight we RISE https://t.co/ihKLLczUww
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 13, 2017
Ok ok Jesus, let me clear this up. #WomenBoycottTwitter will not silence us, but @Twitter will make much less $$ b/c of fewer clicks. I’m in pic.twitter.com/LPEbKJwpgM
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) October 13, 2017
#IStandWithRose .@rosemcgowan and all the other victims. #WomenBoycottTwitter tomorrow. https://t.co/XTXtFMv2CM
— Anna Paquin (@AnnaPaquin) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow. No secret timeline checking, no tweets, no clicking the bluebird square. They need to see we matter.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) October 13, 2017
Tomorrow (Friday the 13th) will be the first day in over 10 years that I won’t tweet. Join me. #WomenBoycottTwitter pic.twitter.com/xoEt5Bwj5s
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 13, 2017
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