Abigail Breslin Recalls Lawsuit In Retaliation For Speaking Up About Co-Star’s “Unprofessional” Behavior: “To Them We Are Still Just Noisy Women”

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Abigail Breslin penned an emotional letter on social media regarding the double standard and harassment faced by women who deign to speak up about experiences of sexism or injustice in Hollywood, recalling a lawsuit filed by her employer after she addressed a male co-star’s “unprofessional behavior” on set.

The Little Miss Sunshine actress heavily implied she was spurred to put forth a statement following the fallout from Blake Lively’s legal complaint against Justin Baldoni, the multi-pronged scandal that also recently moved Kate Beckinsale to detail her own industry experiences of assault and misogyny.

In a sizable essay shared to her Instagram and Tumblr, Breslin detailed being dismissed as a “hysterical and wild” woman who “apparently just had it in for men” after she had “taken all of the recommended, reasonable and appropriate measures of reporting confidentially to my union” what she had experienced on set.

She also said her previous experiences of domestic abuse were brought up as “unfounded claims” to further denounce her. (Per previous reporting, Breslin was the subject of a November 2023 lawsuit surrounding 2024’s Classified, also starring Aaron Eckhart.