The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik has been accused of “victim blaming” after writing an op-ed about Harvey Weinstein for The New York Times.

In the controversial article, titled ‘Being a Feminist in Harvey Weinstein’s World’, Bialik says she is “shocked and disgusted by the scope of [Weinstein’s] alleged predation”.

However, she says she is not surprised by the revelations about the Hollywood producer’s sexual misconduct – and suggests Weinstein’s actions may be connected to how young actresses are encouraged to present themselves in “a business that [rewards] physical beauty and sexual appeal above all else”.

Bialik plays neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, and first found fame as a teenager when she starred in the film Beaches and the TV series Blossom. She writes that she “entered the Hollywood machine in 1986 as a prominent-nosed, awkward, geeky, Jewish 11-year-old”, and says she always knew she was never considered conventionally attractive by Hollywood standards.

People are not happy with this Big Bang Theory star’s take on Harvey Weinstein