Assault survivor Terry Crews’ powerful testimony on ‘toxic masculinity’

UNITED STATES
SBS News

June 26, 2018

American actor Terry Crews has appeared before a Judiciary Committee hearing on the Sexual Assault Survivors ‘Bill of Rights’ where he delivered a powerful testimony as a sexual assault survivor.

Terry Crews testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that “toxic masculinity permeates culture,” recounting his own story of sexual assault by a Hollywood agent.

In his opening statement to the committee, Crews did not name the agent, but he has filed a lawsuit against a WME partner, claiming he had groped him at a 2016 party.

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