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Jacinda Barrett is making her voice heard.
As we reported, Chris Hardwick‘s ex Chloe Dykstra published an emotional essay on Medium accusing an unidentified ex-boyfriend of “long-term abuse,” sexual assault, and career blacklisting.
Related: Chloe Thanks Her Supporters After Chris’s Denial
Although many are pointing the finger at the @midnight host who dated the model/actress from late 2011 to July 2014, he denies the allegations, and released a statement saying he was “blindsided by her post.”
On Monday, Barrett — who used to be engaged to Hardwick in the ’90s — wrote an Instagram post defending her ex, demanding that his allegations be fairly adjudicated.
She shared the following quote:
“Imagine you are sitting in a courtroom. A person walks in and in their own words reads a statement accusing you of wrongdoing. The punishment for this crime is to lose your livelihood, legacy, reputation and to be publicly shamed. Without examination of evidence, without due course the judge turns to everyone there and says what do you think? Guilty?”
The Suits alum adds:
“This past week I have watched someone I once loved and shared four years of my life with be publicly accused of misconduct and abuse, then swiftly fired and shunned. The accuser’s story bears no resemblance to the one I shared with him all those years ago, but what is of supreme importance here is that every woman and every man deserves a voice. Accuser and Accused. Everyone deserves to be heard. A rush to judgement denies the right to due process; the Metoo movement deserves due process.”
Barrett — who is now married to Gabriel Macht — tagged Hardwick in her message.
As we wrote, Chris’s wife Lydia Hearst released a statement supporting her husband, calling him “nothing but loving and compassionate.”
Read Jacinda’s full post (below):
This past week I have watched someone I once loved and shared four years of my life with be publicly accused of misconduct and abuse, then swiftly fired and shunned. The accuser’s story bears no resemblance to the one I shared with him all those years ago, but what is of supreme importance here is that every woman and every man deserves a voice. Accuser and Accused. Everyone deserves to be heard. A rush to judgement denies the right to due process; the Metoo movement deserves due process. #metoomovement #dueprocess #chrishardwick @hardwickA post shared by Jacinda Barrett (@jacindabarrett) on Jun 25, 2018 at 8:03am PDT
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