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'Gossip Girl' actor Ed Westwick has been accused of rape by actress Kristina Cohen

She alleges that the incident occurred three years ago.

ED WESTWICK, MOST famous for playing Chuck Bass on The CW series Gossip Girl, has been accused of rape by actress Kristina Cohen.

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Cohen (27) alleges that the incident took place three years ago when she was visiting the actor’s home with her then-producer boyfriend, who she does not name.

In a Facebook post, Cohen writes that she was taken aback when Westwick (30) suggest “we should all fuck”.

But the producer didn’t want to make Ed feel awkward by leaving. Ed insisted we stay for dinner. I said I was tired and wanted to leave, trying to get out of what was already an uncomfortable situation. Ed suggested I nap in the guest bedroom.
So I went and laid down in the guest room where I eventually fell asleep, I was woken up abruptly by Ed on top of me, his fingers entering my body. I told him to stop, but he was strong. I fought him off as hard as I could but he grabbed my face in his hands, shaking me, telling me he wanted to fuck me. I was paralyzed, terrified. I couldn’t speak, I could no longer move. He held me down and raped me.”

Cohen says the incident, and the days that followed were ‘a nightmare’.

The actress said that her boyfriend blamed her for the assault and cautioned against speaking out against Westwick for the sake of her career.

And for the longest time, I believed him. I didn’t want to be “that girl”.

She was motivated to speak out following the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal, referring to it as “triggering and emotionally exhausting.”

I’ve gone back and forth over and over again, unsure if I should speak up. If I could speak. And if so, will I be heard?”

Westwick has yet to respond to the allegations.

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