Leeann Tweeden: 11 Years Ago ‘I Was Afraid’ I Would Get Fired

‘I wanted to say something and there were people around me who said “You would get annihilated, you will never work in this town again”‘

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TWEEDEN: “What about the women who get assaulted every day and are afraid to speak out? I was afraid to speak out 11 years ago. I wanted to say something and there were people around me who said, 'Oh my God, you will get annihilated, you will never work in this town again.' I was afraid of that. I really was afraid of that. I was working at Fox Sports, I had a good career and I thought if I come out and speak out then, I probably would get fired or would just get phased out. I was afraid of that. I’m not afraid of that anymore. Could it still happen? Sure, possibly, but I’m a lot more secure in myself, my career, at this stage now, and I really do think the tide is turned."

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