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She continued, \"You, and so many others, were so brave to speak up & start this movement. It is my goal to make sure it will never be in vain. I will always support you and what you did.\"

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In response to Newton's claim that she wasn't good enough to be invited, Chastain wrote, \"You don't have to have a 'hot' film career to come to a meeting. Half of the people at my house were from theatre. @thandienewton has an open invitation to come to any meeting and join in. I respect her so much and would love for her to be involved.\"

You don't have to have a 'hot' film career to come to a meeting. Half of the people at my house were from theatre. @thandienewton has an open invitation to come to any meeting and join in. I respect her so much and would love for her to be involved.

— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) April 24, 2018

In her interview with The Telegraph, Newton said about Times Up, \"I have been an activist for 20 years. It's been a long time coming.\"

As for her alleged invitation snub: \"I wasn't hot enough. I wasn't mainstream enough and I wasn't going to be at the Oscars this year,\" she said.

On Monday, fellow activist and Times Up leader Amber Tamblyn also responded to Newton's claims.

\"100% what Jessica said. None of us needed an invitation to do the work. We just did the work. Period. This is such a disheartening dialogue to be having with fellow women. Such a shame,\" she wrote.

100% what Jessica said. None of us needed an invitation to do the work. We just did the work. Period. This is such a disheartening dialogue to be having with fellow women. Such a shame.

— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) April 24, 2018

Times Up was created late last year in response to the wave of sexual harassment and assault stories being told online and in the media. Founding members include Chastain, Reece Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston, among others.

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