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Mayim Bialik fires back at Weinstein op-ed critics: 'It's so sad how vicious people are being'

The list of celebrities weighing in on allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Harvey Weinstein is growing longer by the day. But one op-ed, written by "The Big Bang Theory" and "Blossom" actress Mayim Bialik, is being criticized as victim-blaming and placing responsibility on women for not getting sexually assaulted.

Bialik addressed the backlash early Sunday morning via a message posted on Twitter, writing "a bunch of people have taken my words out of the context of the Hollywood machine and twisted them to imply that God forbid I would blame a woman for her assault based on her clothing or behavior.