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Lady Gaga, Anna Paquin, Elizabeth Warren and more have all used the tag \"Me too.\"

Reese Witherspoon, Ben Affleck

Reese Witherspoon announced Monday night that she was assaulted by a director when she was 16 years old.

Witherspoon spoke at ELLE's Women in Hollywood event in Beverly Hills and said the Weinstein scandal had reminded her about her own experiences.

The \"Big Little Lies\" actress expressed her \"guilt\" for not speaking up earlier, mixed with the \"anger at the agents and the producers who made me feel that silence was a condition of my employment.\"

.@RWitherspoon says memories of abuse have \"come back to me very vividly\" this wk. She recalls being assaulted by a director at 16 #ELLEWIH pic.twitter.com/3sDGQfAZQJ

— Carly Mallenbaum (@ThatGirlCarly) October 17, 2017

\"Hearing all of the stories these past few days and hearing these brave women speak out tonight about things we’re kind of told to sweep under the rug and not talk about, it’s made me want to speak up, and speak up loudly, because I felt less alone this week than I’ve ever felt in my entire career,\" she added.

Ben Affleck found himself in hot water last week.

After he released a statement denouncing the actions of Harvey Weinstein, former MTV host Hilarie Burton shared a video from \"TRL Uncensored II\" that hinted Affleck grabbed her breast during an interview.

Affleck later apologized, tweeting, \"I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize.\"

I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize

— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 11, 2017

ABC News' Aaron Katersky, Luchina Fisher, Jason Nathanson and Lesley Messer contributed to this report.

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