Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kate Bosworth and More Voice Support for Emma Watson’s HeForShe Campaign Launch
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kate Bosworth and Simon Pegg are among the celebrities that have thrown their support behind embattled actress Emma Watson after hackers threatened to leak nude pictures of her just days after her hard-hitting pro-feminism speech.
Watson hit headlines after addressing United Nations (U.N.) delegates in New York on Saturday in her role as a Goodwill Ambassador to promote the organization’s HeForShe campaign.
Hackers targeted the actress a day after her gender equality speech and threatened to release nude pictures of her on Friday as part of the ongoing leaks which have affected stars across Hollywood.
Watson has now received a wave of celebrity support with numerous stars throwing their weight behind the campaign.
Fellow actress Kate Bosworth sent Watson a message on Tuesday calling her speech “powerful” while British star Pegg wrote, “Husband to a wife, father to a daughter, son to a mother. You bet I’m on board, @EmWatson! #heforshe.”
Powerful @EmWatson
#HeForShe
http://t.co/cJgmMD6OSc
— Kate Bosworth (@katebosworth) September 23, 2014
Husband to a wife, father to a daughter, son to a mother. You bet I'm on board, @EmWatson! #heforshe pic.twitter.com/5SyIKIbCZo
— Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) September 23, 2014
James Van Der Beek writes, “Guys, @EmWatson really got it right. Gender equality isn’t about taking a side, it’s about human dignity for all. It’s evolution #HeForShe (sic).”
Guys, @EmWatson really got it right. Gender equality isn't about taking a side, it's about human dignity for all. It's evolution #HeForShe
— James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) September 23, 2014
She has also received support from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who praised her for tackling the subject of feminism, while country singer Jenifer Nettles wrote, “Way to go @EmWatson! It’s not us against them’! We’re all in this together! #feminismispositiveforall (sic).”
And speaking of #Feminism, @EmWatson is doing a great project called #HeForShe. Go check it out http://t.co/vSrNTdFY3Q
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) September 22, 2014
Way to go @EmWatson! It's not "us against them"! We're all in this together! #feminismispositiveforall http://t.co/BNCAZCyklQ
— Jennifer Nettles (@JenniferNettles) September 22, 2014
Sophia Bush, Carly Rae Jepsen, Camilla Belle, Jessie Ware, Paloma Faith, Ellie Goulding and Freida Pinto are among the other female stars who have also thrown their support behind Watson.
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