January 16, 2018
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is "proud" of
actress Eliza Dushku, who starred as his daughter in "True Lies", for speaking
out about her alleged molestation by the films stunt coordinator when she was 12
years old.
On Monday, the actor responded to a tweet from "True Lies"
co-star Tom Arnold, who said that he, Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, and
James Cameron would have done something if they had known what happened, reports
ew.com.
"Tom, you bet your a** all of us would have done something,"
Schwarzenegger said.
"I'm shocked and saddened for Eliza but I am also
proud of her - beyond being a great talent and an amazing woman, she is so
courageous."
Dushku alleged in a Facebook post last week that Joel
Kramer, a stunt coordinator, lured her to his Miami hotel room during production
of the 1994 film and sexually assaulted her.
Dushku said she told several
people what happened in the years since, but that "no one seemed ready to
confront this taboo subject then, nor was I".
Kramer has denied the
allegations.
Schwarzenegger and Arnold's comments are the latest from
those involved with "True Lies".
Curtis, who played Dushku's mother,
applauded the actress' "courage and honour", while Cameron called her "very
brave for speaking up".