“I don’t support Iran over America. I want America to be better, ” McGowan said during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press on Friday.
The head of Iran’s elite Quds force and mastermind of its regional security strategy, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, was killed in a U.S. airstrike early Friday. The attack has caused regional tensions to soar. “I woke up, I stupidly looked at Twitter. I was going to the bathroom, and I was like, ‘what?’” She added that she does not believe the governments of either Iran or the U.S.
McGowan, 46, who is known for her role in the “Scream” movie franchise, was one of the earliest of dozens of women to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, making her a major figure in the #MeToo movement. Jury selection is scheduled to start this week in New York in a sexual assault case against Weinstein based on allegations from two other women. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty in that case and denies any maintains any sexual activity was consensual.