Patricia Arquette Defended Her Controversial Comments From The Oscars Press Room On Twitter
The actress earned praise for her feminist speech during the awards show, but her follow-up remarks left people upset. On Monday morning, Arquette stood by what she said in the press room, despite backlash. (UPDATED)
Then she headed back to the press room and expanded on her original statement.
According to the official transcript, Arquette said, "So the truth is, even though we sort of feel like we have equal rights in America, right under the surface, there are huge issues that are applied that really do affect women. And it's time for all the women in America and all the men that love women, and all the gay people, and all the people of color that we've all fought for to fight for us now."
People saw her additional words as less inclusive than her original ones.