Harold Perrineau shared a whirlwind of emotions when finally breaking his silence on his daughter’s rape allegations against “Girls” writer Murray Miller.
“So, it’s finally time for me to speak. I’ve been silent for a few weeks now,” Perrineau tweeted about his daughter, Aurora’s, rape accusations. “Completely silent.”
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The “Lost” star first shared his heartache over the alleged incident: “I mean what do you say when you are watching your wife not eat or sleep? What do you say when you realized you couldn’t protect your child? What do you say when your heart is just…. broken? Silence.”
But then Perrineau had an epiphany, a sort of light at the end of the tunnel. “In that silence, I noticed something. Someone — Aurora,” he explained. “I noticed her strength and bravery. I noticed her stand up. Stand up and say no more! No more terror, or fear, no more nightmares, no more hiding.”
“And I realized, I’m not watching some victim here, I’m in the presence of a warrior,” continued Perrineau. “A real life crime fighter who is unafraid to look boldly at some coward who hoped to abuse her and say, no.”
And his daughter isn’t the only hero. “I realized I am witnessing thousands of heroes stand up everyday and say no more,” Perrineau discovered. “And I finally had my #metoo moment.”
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Concluding, “Lastly, to all of you out there that think you can get away with your abuse, to you and all of your friends with ‘inside information’ or outside influence, I say, let’s let the police do their job. But you should know this… YOU HAVE [F***ED] WITH THE WRONG FAMILY!!! WE STAND UP!!!”
You can read Perrineau’s entire statement below.
