Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

by Ronan Farrow

I made no claim to be an impartial arbiter of my sister’s story—I cared about her and supported her. But I argued that her claim fell into a category of credible sexual abuse allegations that were too often ignored by both the Hollywood trade outlets and the wider news media. “That kind of silence isn’t just wrong. It’s dangerous,” I wrote. “It sends a message to victims that it’s not worth the anguish of coming forward. It sends a message about who we are as a society, what we’ll overlook, who we’ll ignore, who matters and who doesn’t.” I hoped it would be my one and only statement on the matter. “I was asked to say something. I did,” I told McGowan, trying to get off the subject. “That’s the end of it.” She laughed bitterly. “There’s no end to it.”