Ashley Judd Details Rape, Incest in Powerful Response to Internet Trolls

“I routinely cope with tweets that sexualize, objectify, insult, degrade and even physically threaten me,” the actress writes

Ashley Judd had some choice words for her Twitter critics.

The actress penned an emotional essay about violence against women, in which she talks about her personal experience with rape and incest.

The essay, titled “Forget Your Team: Your Online Violence Toward Girls and Women Is What Can Kiss My Ass,” came in response to a tweet she posted that was critical of the University of Kentucky’s opponent in the SEC Basketball Tournament. Judd is a U.K. alum.

The tweet angered rival Arkansas’ fans who slammed Judd on social media, causing a “tsunami of gender-based violence and misogyny,” according to the actress.

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