Angela Lansbury Comes Under Fire After Saying Women 'Take Blame' for Sexual Harassment

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Twitter users aren't happy with Angela Lansbury.

The "Murder She Wrote" star is making headlines Tuesday after an interview with the Radio Times, where she said "there are two sides to this coin" when it comes to sexual harassment and that "sometimes women take the blame."

"We have to own up to the fact that women, since time immemorial, have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive," Lansbury, 92, said (via The Telegraph). "And unfortunately it has backfired on us - and this is where we are today."

She added:

"We must sometimes take blame, women. I really do think that. Although it's awful to say we can't make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped."

Lansbury went on to say that she doesn't believe harassment is exculpatory.

"Should women be prepared for this? No, they shouldn't have to be!" she said. "There's no excuse for that. And I think it will stop now - it will have to. I think a lot of men must be very worried at this point."

Nevertheless, celebrities and Twitter users were quick to criticize Lansbury for her comments, including Patricia Arquette.








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