Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171118020002/@comment-6175354-20171120153832

CoolDudeAl wrote: Emma Booth doing damage control on her Instagram:

Hey wonderful oncers.... I totally understand and acknowledge how some of you feel regarding the storyline .... I really do ! It was the writers idea to have Gothel trick Hook. It was definitely consensual between them but yes she tricked him into believing it was Rapunzel. She’s an insane character to play and very different from who I am -EMMA. So do I agree with her - NO ... she’s very evil !!!!! And I’m very nice... In fact I go out of my way to acknowledge every post I’m tagged In to show my love and appreciation for each and everyone of you who are AWESOME!!!! So please don’t confuse us actors with the characters we play. We are just actors who get given a script and absolutely no say in the writing .... these story lines were never meant to upset anyone. Sorry if it did... I hope I have clarified it a little better .. and also know that my job is to make her pretty dam evil - as I’m the villain! We need good and evil in full force to make this show interesting.... and be sure there’s plenty more to come ... have a wonderful night ... all you beautiful people ... I love you 💕 First of all, Emma Booth should not have to do damage control for the stupid writers. However, she is completely out of line for saying that it was consensual. Hook would never have consented, had he known the truth. The look on his face, when learning the truth, proves as such.

This really is the final straw. Since, Adam and Eddy clearly have not learned from their mistakes. This was not the first time this happened, and unfortunately will not be the last. Stop exploiting sexual abuse, and its victims, to portray how evil a villain is. It is tastless and immoral, and why people like Harvey Weinstien got away with it for so long.