Weinstein Accuser Rose McGowan Sought On Drug Charges In Loudoun

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — An arrest warrant for actress Rose McGowan on charges of felony drug possession was issued nearly nine months after she flew through Dulles International Airport, but is just now being made public. The 44-year-old, who has been at the forefront of the national discussion on sexual misconduct after accusing Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape, addressed the warrant Monday on Twitter. She wrote, "Are they trying to silence me? There is a warrant out for my arrest in Virginia. What a load of HORSES**T."

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement the warrant stems from McGowan allegedly leaving personal belongings that tested positive for narcotics on a United flight last Jan. 20 at Dulles International Airport. "Since obtaining the warrant...Airports Authority police have attempted to contact Ms. McGowan so she can appear in a Loudoun County, Virginia, court to respond to the charge. The (warrant) was also entered into a national law enforcement database."

Earlier this month, after having her Twitter account temporarily suspended by the social-media service following a string of posts alleging cover-ups of Weinstein's treatment of women, McGowan said the movie producer raped her.

Weinstein, who was fired this month from The Weinstein Company production house over allegations of sexual harassment and assault dating back decades, has denied sexually assaulting anyone.

Watch: Arrest warrant issued for Rose McGowan over drug possession

"Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein," according to a statement released earlier by his publicist. "Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances."

McGowan was identified in a New York Times article as receiving a financial settlement from Weinstein over an encounter with the producer at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. She made a series of Twitter posts Thursday directed at Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, saying, "I told the head of your studio that HW raped me."

"Over & over I said it," McGowan wrote. "He said it hadn't been proven. I said I was the proof. I had already sold a script I wrote to your studio. It was in development. When I heard a Weinstein bailout was in the works I forcefully begged studio head to do the right thing. I was ignored. Deal was done. Amazon won a dirty Oscar. I called my attorney & said I want to get my script back, but before I could ... (Amazon) called to say my show was dead.

"@JeffBezos I am calling on you to stop funding rapists, alleged pedos and sexual harassers. I love (Amazon) but there is rot in Hollywood."

In her first public comments since accusing Weinstein of rape, McGowan said Friday she has been "silenced for 20 years" but won't remain quiet about sexual assault and harassment. McGowan, delivering opening remarks at The Women's Convention in Detroit, thanked the audience "for giving me wings during this very difficult time."

"The triggering has been insane — the monster's face everywhere, my nightmare," she said. "I have been silenced for 20 years. I have been slut-shamed, I have been harassed, I have been maligned, and you know what? I am just like you. What happened to me behind the scenes happens to all of us in this society. It cannot stand and will not stand."

McGowan has been one of the leading voices against sexual harassment in Hollywood, and tweeted earlier this month that she was raped by a man with the initials "HW." The Hollywood Reporter said McGowan confirmed she was referring to Weinstein.

One of her best-known roles was playing Paige Matthews on the WB channel's "Charmed" from 2001-06.

Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images