LOS ANGELES, Nov 29 — Angela Lansbury is facing backlash for saying that women should take “some of the blame” for their encounters with sexual misconduct.

The veteran actress made this statement in a recent interview with Radio Times magazine when asked to comment on the recent sexual scandals sweeping Hollywood. Lansbury weighed in on the topic by also saying taht women have to shoulder part of the blame because they make themselves look good.

“There are two sides to this coin. We have to own up to the fact women, since time immemorial, have gone out of their way to make themselves attractive.

“And unfortunately it has backfired on us, and this is where we are today. We must sometimes take blame. Although it’s awful to say we can’t make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped.

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Lansbury added, however, “Should women be prepared for this? No, they shouldn’t have to be! There’s no excuse for that. And I think it will stop now — it will have to. I think a lot of men must be very worried at this point.”

Many reacted to Lansbury’s comments on Twitter with fans criticising her viewpoint in an outpouring of disappointed tweets while others came to the star’s defence.