So how does it feel to be named
one of the Time Magazine's Person of the Year?
Wow.
(cheering)
You have to understand,
it's really wild 'cause George Orwell said
"In times of universal deceit,
"just telling the truth
"becomes a revolutionary act."
(applauding)
What's happened is,
is that when you just decide to say no more,
when you say "I'm not putting up with this."
All of a sudden the world notices.
And to be honest, I was in support of all these women,
because what was happening is,
once they came forward, there were so many men.
This toxic masculinity that's been pervaded
all through America and all throughout the world.
They were calling these women gold diggers, opportunists,
they were saying they just wanted a pay day,
and it made me angry because I knew what happened to me,
and I knew that I had been quiet about it.
You reported this to your agency.
Yes, I went to everyone there when it happened
15 months earlier than when I came out.
And what was crazy is that when I did those Tweets,
I didn't name anyone,
but I got calls immediately, literally in an hour,
from the agency, "Are you okay, are you okay?"
"No, I'm not okay."
And they said "Well didn't know, Terry."
I said "Then why are you calling me?
"I didn't mention anybody in the Tweets."
Let me tell you something.
When you start catching people in lies,
when you start seeing the gas lighting happen,
this is what women have been going through for years.
"You're crazy, you don't understand,
"we didn't mean it that way, it was horseplay Terry."
I said "First of all,
"you wouldn't even grab your pet like that.
"Why would you touch another human being like that?"
We're looking at some of your Tweets now,
when you started putting these things up,
and you said "He called me the next day with an apology,
"but never really explained why he did what he did."
You're wondering what's happening,
was it me?
What was I wearing?
You start to wonder, "Did I bring this on myself?"
But once I decided to get rid of the shame, I was free.
And by coming out and saying what happened to me,
it freed me.
And I tell people I did nothing wrong.
And you have to continue to repeat this
and anybody's who's ever been in that position
never take that shame that
someone else is trying to put on you.
(applauding)
We have a statement from William Morris.
In fairness I have to say they used
to represent me, they don't anymore, but they used to.
"An investigation was launched immediately
"after management was made aware
"of the situation in October of last year.
"The investigation resulted in
"Adam Venit being suspended without pay
"and demoted from his position
"as head of the motion picture department.
"We take all claims of misconduct seriously,
"and take action based on
"the findings of a thorough investigation."
They say they were aware October of last year,
but I told them February of the year before
when it happened.
First of all,
if you say you didn't know,
let's just say you didn't know.
Then you're too stupid to run my career.
That's the real.
(applauding)
But I gotta add to that.
But you're not stupid,
and I'm not gonna treat you like you're stupid.
And you can't treat me like I'm stupid.
So let's talk about what's really happening.
I am filing a lawsuit,
and in my lawsuit he's trying to rebut with:
I did it, but it wasn't sexual.
If you grab sexual parts, it's instantly sexual.