Ashleigh Banfield Called Aziz Ansari's Accuser's Allegations "Reckless" And "Appalling"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeBvZW5B7ZuDuring a segment discussing the #MeToo and Time's Up movement on HLN, host Ashleigh Banfield delivered a scathing monologue addressed to the woman who accused Aziz Ansari of sexual misconduct. "What you have done is appalling," Banfield said.
"Dear Grace ? not your real name, I'm sorry you had a bad date," Banfield began. "I've had a few myself. They stink."
"So I have to ask you: What exactly was your beef?" Banfield said. She then went on to voice her opinion that what Ansari's accuser did by going to the press was "appalling," and compromising to the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.
?But what you have done, in my opinion, is appalling,? Banfield said. ?You have chiseled away at a movement that I, along with all of my sisters in the workplace, have been dreaming of for decades, a movement that has finally changed an oversexed professional environment that I, too, have struggled through at times over the last 30 years.?
The anchor said she's been a victim of sexual misconduct herself, before launching into a statement addressed directly to the anonymous accuser, whose choice to remain anonymous Banfield noted protected her from experiencing a "career hit" like Ansari.
Banfield's impassioned thoughts on the matter have drawn a range of reactions on social media.
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