Angelina Jolie lauds ‘brave’ gymnasts for fighting FBI’s mishandling of abuse case
Angelina Jolie said she was “honoured” to have met the “brave” women of the US gymnastic team
September 18, 2021
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie was full of praises for US gymnasts standing up about against the botched FBI investigation into the sexual abuse case against former team doctor Larry Nassar.
Turning to her Instagram, the Maleficient actor shared of herself alongside former and current athletes, and said she was “honoured” to have met the “brave” women ahead of their appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.
“I’m in awe of their courage and commitment to preventing future failures to investigate abuse,” said Jolie, while standing next to gymnasts including Maggie Nichols, Kaylee Lorincz, Jessica Howard, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman.
“As Aly Raisman said in her testimony, ‘Over 100 victims could have been spared the abuse. All we needed was one adult to do the right thing.’ Sending support and respect to them, and to all who are reliving this trauma so that system reforms can occur,” wrote Jolie.
“I was on Capitol Hill this week, engaging with Senators on the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization and FBI reforms, including better protections for abused children, non-biased forensic evidence collection, trauma care, and judicial training,” she added.
