Rose McGowan ripped into fashionista Donna Karan on Monday after the DKNY head defended Harvey Weinstein and suggested that women might be 'asking for trouble' by the way they dress.

Karan, a long-time friend of Weinstein, described the disgraced film producer - who has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by a string of women over decades - as 'wonderful' in an exclusive DailyMail.com interview.

She added: 'You look at everything all over the world today and how women are dressing and what they are asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble.'

McGowan, who has been vocal about the abuse she has experienced in the industry, then shared a screenshot of the DailyMail.com story with the message: 'Donna Karan you are a DEPLORABLE.

'Aiding and abetting is a moral crime. You are scum in a fancy dress.'

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Rose McGowan ripped into fashion designer Donna Karan on Twitter on Monday, following an interview with DailyMail.com in which Karan suggested that some of the women hurt by Harvey Weinstein 'may have been asking for trouble'

McGowan (left with Weinstein in 2007) reportedly sued him after an incident in the 1990s, but was legally forced not to speak about it in the settlement. Karan (right) defended Weinstein

According to The New York Times report that initiated Weinstein's downfall this week, McGowan sued the producer in the 1990s but settled out of court for $100,000.

In doing so, she had to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) forbidding her from talking about the case.

She hasn't named Weinstein directly in any of her Twitter comments so far, but has referred obliquely to abuse that she sustained.

Last year, she tweeted under the hashtag #WhyWomenDontReport with the message 'Because my ex sold our movie to my rapist for distribution'.

And on Sunday she posted a photo of herself taken in March 1997 at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, writing: 'This is the girl that was hurt by a monster. This is who you are shaming with your silence.'

That picture was taken just two months after an incident occurred between McGowan and Weinstein inside a hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival.

So it's not surprising that Karan's remarks, made while she was attending the CinéFashion Film Awards on Sunday, would upset her.

'To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women?' the 69-year-old asked.

'What are we asking? Are we asking for it by presenting all the sensuality and all the sexuality?

'And what are we throwing out to our children today about how to dance and how to perform and what to wear? How much should they show?'

McGowan took to Twitter to share a photo of herself in her 20s on Sunday, writing: 'This is the girl that was hurt by a monster. This is the girl who you are shaming with your silence'

Karan, 69, defended Weinstein, but later claimed her comments had been 'taken out of context' and apologized to anyone who was offended and all victims of abuse

In a statement sent just after midnight on Tuesday to DailyMail.com, Karan claimed that her remarks had been 'taken out of context'.

'Last night, I was honored at the Cinemoi Fashion Film Awards in Hollywood and while answering a question on the red carpet I made a statement that unfortunately is not representative of how I feel or what I believe,' she said.

'I have spent my life championing women. My life has been dedicated to dressing and addressing the needs of women, empowering them and promoting equal rights.

'My statements were taken out of context and do not represent how I feel about the current situation concerning Harvey Weinstein.

'I believe that sexual harassment is NOT acceptable and this is an issue that MUST be addressed once and for all regardless of the individual. I am truly sorry to anyone that I offended and everyone that has ever been a victim.'

Rose McGowan tweeted that the team that produced the NYT article had 'saved lives' with their 'bravery'

These are the latest salvos in an ongoing Twitter war between McGowan and those who have either openly colluded with Weinstein, or remained silent on the topic.

On Sunday, she tweeted: 'Ladies of Hollywood, your silence is deafening. Get brave.'

And on Monday she replied to a message by German magazine Screen/Read that read: 'You need to wonder why so few men having worked with Harvey Weinstein took a public stand so far. Why, Quentin, Robert [possibly Rodriguez] and the likes?'

'Because they are weak and scared,' she said.

She also asked 'Hey @mattdamon what’s it like to be a spineless profiteer who stays silent?'

And afterward, she added: 'Ben Affleck Casey Affleck, how’s your morning boys?'

Casey Affleck has also been accused of sexual harassment.

McGowan also called for the board of the Weinstein Company to resign, writing: 'Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar - you do not get to hide #RESIGN #rosearmy'

Shortly afterward, she posted: 'Bob Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar, David Glasser: you knew. you funded. you are guilty. #resign'

She also retweeted Kevin Smith's remark that he was 'ashamed' at having Weinstein fund 'the first 14 years of my career' and told him: 'Call on the board to resign or you still suck.'

The actress, 44, who is one of Weinstein's accusers, took to her Twitter page Friday evening to share some careful words to her famous counterparts

McGowan posted several other related tweets to her page Friday evening

McGowen went on the offensive, calling Matt Damon a 'spineless profiteer' for 'staying silent' while demanding that the Weinstein Co.'s board resign for 'covering up' the abuse

She also called on Ben and Casey Affleck. Casey Affleck, who won an Oscar last year, has been accused of sexual harassment

McGowan also claimed that directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez - the latter of whom directed her in Planet Terror - were 'weak and scared' for not speaking out

Meryl Streep has released a lengthy statement four days after a bombshell report detailed Harvey Weinstein's decades of sexual harassment (pair above in 2012)

On Monday, as the furor continued, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet and Judi Dench - previously silent on the matter - spoke out against Weinstein in statements.

'The disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled those of us whose work he championed, and those whose good and worthy causes he supported,' said Streep.

'The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes.'

Her silence had been particularly noted, as she had referred to 'God - Harvey Weinstein'

'Harvey supported the work fiercely, was exasperating but respectful with me in our working relationship, and with many others with whom he worked professionally,' Streep continued.

Glenn Close released a statement saying she had heard rumors of this behavior over the years and was 'ashamed' and 'angered' (pair above in 2013)

'I didn't know about these other offenses: I did not know about his financial settlements with actresses and colleagues; I did not know about his having meetings in his hotel room, his bathroom, or other inappropriate, coercive acts.

She continued: 'And If everybody knew, I don't believe that all the investigative reporters in the entertainment and the hard news media would have neglected for decades to write about it.'

Close, in a statement to the New York Times, said: 'I'm sitting here, deeply upset, acknowledging to myself that, yes, for many years, I have been aware of the vague rumors that Harvey Weinstein had a pattern of behaving inappropriately around women.

'Harvey has always been decent to me, but now that the rumors are being substantiated, I feel angry and darkly sad.'

Dench also spoke out on Monday in a statement to Newsweek.

'Whilst there is no doubt that Harvey Weinstein has helped and championed my film career for the past 20 years, I was completely unaware of these offences which are, of course, horrifying, and I offer my sympathy to those who have suffered, and wholehearted support to those who have spoken out,' she said.

And Winslet said to Variety: 'I have no doubt that for these women this time has been, and continues to be extremely traumatic.

'I fully embrace and salute their profound courage, and I unequivocally support this level of very necessary exposure of someone who has behaved in reprehensible and disgusting ways.

'His behavior is without question disgraceful and appalling and very, very wrong. I had hoped that these kind of stories were just made up rumors, maybe we have all been naïve.

'And it makes me so angry. There must be "no tolerance" of this degrading, vile treatment of women in ANY workplace anywhere in the world.'

Judi Dench (above in 2005 with Weinstein) whose film career was launched by Weinstein, said that she too was unaware of this harassment and that her thoughts were with the victims

Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company - which he founded with his brother Bob in 2005 - on Sunday.

He was kicked out at the agreement at the four remaining members of the board, including Bob Weinstein; four others had already resigned in the days previous.

WEINSTEIN'S EMAIL 'My board is thinking of firing me. All I’m asking, is let me take a leave of absence and get into heavy therapy and counseling. Whether it be in a facility or somewhere else, allow me to resurrect myself with a second chance. A lot of the allegations are false as you know but given therapy and counseling as other people have done, I think I’d be able to get there. 'I could really use your support or just your honesty if you can’t support me. 'But if you can, I need you to send a letter to my private gmail address. The letter would only go to the board and no one else. We believe what the board is trying to do is not only wrong but might be illegal and would destroy the company. 'If you could write this letter backing me, getting me the help and time away I need, and also stating your opposition to the board firing me, it would help me a lot. I am desperate for your help. Just give me the time to have therapy. Do not let me be fired. If the industry supports me, that is all I need.' Advertisement

Bob Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar said they were firing him 'In light of new information about misconduct... that has emerged in the past few days'; they had ordered an independent investigation on Friday.

As Weinstein realized his number was up, he wrote to several celebrity friends begging for help.

'My board is thinking of firing me. All I'm asking is, let me take a leave of absence and get into heavy therapy and counseling,' wrote Weinstein in the email, which was read by one of the recipients to Janice Min.

'Whether is be in a facility or somewhere else, allow me to resurrect myself with a second chance.'

Min later said that Ron Meyer, David Zaslav and Jeffrey Katzenberg were among those who refused to back him.

She also tweeted: 'One big player who refused to respond positively to Weinstein's email plea tells me he replied in essence: "no f-ing chance."'

Maerov spoke to the The New York Times after Weinstein was dropped, saying that there was concern among his fellow board members after Weinstein and his attorney Lisa Bloom met with them on Thursday night.

Bloom told the board that that they could expect 'more and different reporting' that included 'photos of several of the accusers in very friendly poses with Harvey after his alleged misconduct,' Maerov said.

'This is not the time for Harvey or TWC to appear defiant or indignant,' wrote Maerov in an email to Bloom. 'It is time to repair, heal, accept responsibility and recover.'

In another email to Bloom, Bob Weinstein wrote: 'Perhaps, Harvey as he stated in the NY Times, to the world, should get professional help for a problem that really exists.'

Harvey Weinstein (seen here Friday) was fired from his own firm on Sunday after the board - including his brother - decided he had to go

Questions remain, however, about how the board was so in the dark given the number of settlements that have been paid out, with the first going back to an incident that happened in 1991, according to the Times.

Weinstein responded in a statement by saying that he was getting help, but then shortly after threatened to sue the paper for $50 million.

On Friday, one-third of the original nine-man board resigned in protest, 24-hours after the sexual harassment report threw the firm into chaos.

A fourth left over the weekend; a fifth had already left for unrelated reasons last year.

The company also stated that they were launching an internal probe into the claims against their disgraced co-founder.

And as the backlash grew, graphic revelations appeared in Huffington Post, claiming that Weinstein cornered a New York reporter and forcibly made her watch him masturbate in front of her.

Lauren Sivan, formerly a Fox News Reporter, claims that when she worked with the cable channel Long Island 12 a decade ago, Weinstein insisted she take a tour with him in Socialista, a club he part-owned.

She claims he took her downstairs to a kitchen and cleared it of staff and then tried to kiss her. When she refused his advance he said, 'Well, can you just stand there and shut up'.

The movie mogul is then alleged to have masturbated in front of her and ejaculated into a nearby flower pot.

Sivan says she was trapped and intimidated and deeply shocked.

Rose McGowan posted a series of Tweets on Sunday as news of Weinstein's firing emerged

Brave face: Rose McGowan has stepped out for the first time since Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexually harassing multiple female employees and movie stars

McGowan told Hollywood actresses to 'get brave,' while applauding those who spoke out

That same night McGowan first asked why there was so much silence from the Hollywood community, stating: 'Ladies of Hollywood, your silence is deafening.'

Given the number of lawsuits that the company has settled over the years there is of course a chance that some of these women cannot speak because they signed a NDA or do not want to speak on account of their own personal experiences.

That would not however stop any of these women from publicly declaring that they support and believe his accusers.

The most encouraging tweet from a member of the Hollywood community came from 'Girls' producer Jenni Konner.

She said on Thursday: 'Who are the agents/managers that sent their clients to meet with him when this was a well known "secret"? Them nxt.'

Dark: McGowan shared a cryptic tweet not long after Weinstein (pictured on Thursday night) was accused of sexually harassing multiple female employees and movie stars

New allegations of improper conduct have also emerged since the expose. British actress Jessica Hynes took to Twitter on Friday and wrote: 'I was offered a film role at 19, Harvey Weinstein came on board and wanted me to screen test in a bikini. I refused & lost the job.'

She then added: 'I'm sure there are many more...'

Hynes, who earlier in her career went by Jessica Stevenson, in now 44 and has starred in the two most recent 'Bridget Jones' films as well as number of theatrical productions, being nominated for a Tony in 2009 for her role in 'The Norman Conquests' on Broadway.

Her claim is remarkably similar to a blind item that has been floating around for over a decade, and is well known to many in Hollywood.

Writer and comedian Jack Howard noted that, replying to Hynes: 'Holy s*** I knew the story but I didn't know who it was about.'

Hynes did not reveal what the film was, but it would have been around 1991 or 1992 when Weinstein was beginning his ascent up the ranks in the movie industry while working in London.

It was also in 1991 when he allegedly sexually harassed the first of his many alleged victims who came forward to speak with the Times on the record about his behavior.

Laura Madden said that she was asked by Weinstein to give him massages while he was staying at hotels in Dublin and London at that time.

'It was so manipulative,' said Madden.

'You constantly question yourself — am I the one who is the problem?'

Judd recounted her encounter with Weinstein, saying she was doing night shoots for her 1997 film 'Kiss the Girls' when she got an invite to meet with Weinsten that she could not pass up.

She said she felt uncomfortable from the start and ordered cereal from room service because it would arrive quicker than a hot meal.

Judd said she was asked to give Weinstein a massage and then a shoulder rub, both of which she declined while trying to get herself out of the room.

Victims: Ashley Judd (left in 1997) and Rose McGowan (right) were revealed to be two of Weinstein's alleged victims by the Times

That is when he allegedly asked her to help him pick out his clothes for the day and then watch him shower.

'I said no, a lot of ways, a lot of times, and he always came back at me with some new ask,' said Judd.

'It was all this bargaining, this coercive bargaining.'

She eventually made her escape by joking that Weinstein would have to help her win an Oscar before she would be willing to touch him, stating that the prestige of working for his studio made it too difficult to forcefully shut down his harassment.

'There's a lot on the line, the cachet that came with Miramax,' explained Judd.

Judd previously wrote about the same experience in 2015 for Variety without naming Weinstein, simply saying it was a studio mogul.

'I was with a bunch of other actors, and it was critical that it was actors: The exact same thing had happened to them by the exact same mogul,' wrote Judd.

'Only when we were sitting around talking about it did we realize our experiences were identical. There was a mutual strengthening and fortification of our resolve.'

She later wrote in that piece: 'The ultimate thing when I was weaseling out of everything else was, "Will you watch me take a shower?" And all the other women, sitting around this table with me, said, "Oh my god - that's what he said to me too."'