"In an instant, I was reminded of a memory from when I was 16," she recalled in her NYT essay, published online Saturday. "Mr. Woods attempted to pick me and a friend up when we were at Mel's diner in Hollywood, seeing if we wanted to go to Las Vegas with him that very night. I informed him of my age, to which he said, 'Even better'.

"I told this story publicly as a way to back up the claim that Mr. Woods was, indeed, a hypocrite. Mr. Woods called my account a lie."

In an open letter to Woods published Wednesday by Teen Vogue, she wrote, "Since you've now called me a liar, I will now call you a silencer. I see your gaslight and now will raise you a scorched earth."

In her NYT piece, she questioned what Woods thought she'd have to gain by sharing her story.

"What would I get out of accusing this person of such an action, almost 20 years after the fact?" she asked incredulously. "Notoriety, power or respect? I am more than confident with my quota of all three. Even then, why would I choose the guy from Scary Movie 2 to help my stature when I'm already married to the other guy from Scary Movie 2?"