The Silence Breakers are the person of the year (Picture: TIME)

Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Alyssa Milano and Terry Crews are among the stars named as Time’s People of the Year.

In an incredible announcement, ‘The Silence Breakers’ have been named Time’s coveted Person of the Year.

And amidst the people named in the piece are celebrities who sparked the #MeToo movement.

Ashley Judd was the first person to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, sparking The New York Times’ expose on the shamed producer.


Ashley Judd was the first person to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment (Picture: Getty Images/AFP/PA)

The actress told Time: ‘I started talking about Harvey the minute that it happened. Literally, I exited that hotel room at the Peninsula Hotel in 1997 and came straight downstairs to the lobby, where my dad was waiting for me, because he happened to be in Los Angeles from Kentucky, visiting me on the set.



‘And he could tell by my face—to use his words—that something devastating had happened to me. I told him. I told everyone.’

Ashley’s brave confession was a turning point in Hollywood, causing over 80 people to come out against Weinstein, including Rose McGowan, who accused him of rape. Weinstein has denied any allegations of non-consensual sex.

Other men in the industry have also been accused of sexual misconduct, including director James Toback.

Rose McGowan has been brave in speaking about sexual assault (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Selma Blair is included in the Time piece, in which she discusses her allegations against Toback, which he denies.

She alleges that while on a private plane with Toback, he masturbated on her leg after she refused to have sex with him.

Selma told the publication: ‘I had heard from others that he was slandering me, saying these sexual things about me, and it just made me even more afraid of him.

‘I genuinely thought for almost 20 years, He’s going to kill me.’

Alyssa Milano, who was the first to use the #MeToo hashtag on Twitter, is also featured in the profile, and said: ‘It’s affected me on a cellular level to hear all these stories. I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same. I have not stopped crying.’

Terry Crews, who accused an agent of sexual assault, addressed victim-blaming for the piece, said: ‘People were saying “you should have beaten him up”. I’m like, why is nobody questioning him? Nobody questions the predator. You know why? Because they just expect it.

‘And I just said “no more”.’

Taylor Swift was also interviewed for Time’s piece after she sued DJ David Mueller for allegedly groping her at a meet and greet.

The profile features housekeepers, professors, senators, journalists, strawberry pickers, entrepreneurs, dishwashers, hotel staff, activists and professors in the jaw-dropping piece.

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