The annual Global Citizen Festival took place in New York City last night, featuring performances by music's top artists and celebrity appearances. A big theme of the night was fighting sexual assault and showing support for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, in light of the Kavanaugh hearings.
Dakota Johnson was at the event and showed support for survivors in a huge statement, where she encouraged them to tell their stories and even shared her phone number. According to E!, Johnson told the crowd, 'I want to help you—women and girls around the world—tell your story.'
Taking her phone out of her pocket, Johnson continued, 'This is my phone number. I want you to call me and tell me your story in a voicemail. Or I want you to send me a message at dakota.johnson@globalcitizen.org and tell me what you've gone through as a women or girl in the world that's been suffering.' The number Johnson provided is 212-653-8806.
She also offered means to accommodate callers. 'If we don't speak the same language, that's ok. We have a team for that. We'll translate it. And if you're going to threaten to hurt me, we have a team for that too.' Johnson plans to 'compile these stories and get them heard so I can amplify your voice.'
If you dial the number, the actress can be heard in a voice message saying, 'This is Dakota Johnson please leave a voice mail after the tone and I will record and share your story so we can live in a world where she is equal. Thank you.'
Johnson's boyfriend and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was also on-hand during the event to show support, which explains his absence at Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk's wedding in the Hamptons yesterday.
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