Wood continued: “I will not be ashamed. I will also not project some false idea of being completely over it because ‘I am so strong’... It should be talked about because its [sic] swept under the rug as nothing and I will not accept this as ‘normal’.

“I am still standing. I am alive. I am happy. I am strong. But I am still not ok. I think it’s important for people to know that, for survivors to own that, and that the pressure to just get over it already, should be lifted.”

Wood joins other Hollywood actresses including Amber Heard and Rose McGowan who have spoken out about their experiences of assault. In October, McGowan posted a string of tweets explaining why, as a young woman, she also did not report her rapist to police.

Heard, meanwhile, recently appeared in an emotional video talking about her experiences of domestic violence.

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Evan Rachel Wood opens up about sexual assault: “Yes, I have been raped”