Rose McGowan looks back at her scandalous VMAs dress: 'I hadn't really ever dealt with global media shaming'
![LOS ANGELES, CA - September 11, 1998: Actress ROSE McGOWAN with singer MARILYN MANSON at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles Stock Photo - Alamy LOS ANGELES, CA - September 11, 1998: Actress ROSE McGOWAN with singer MARILYN MANSON at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T19G08/los-angeles-ca-september-11-1998-actress-rose-mcgowan-with-singer-marilyn-manson-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards-in-los-angeles-T19G08.jpg)
LOS ANGELES, CA - September 11, 1998: Actress ROSE McGOWAN with singer MARILYN MANSON at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles Stock Photo - Alamy
![Rose McGowan VMA dress: Charmed star's iconic 1998 look was a 'political statement' after her alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Rose McGowan VMA dress: Charmed star's iconic 1998 look was a 'political statement' after her alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/05/01/12/gettyimages-53368093.jpg?width=640&auto=webp&quality=50&crop=1649%3A2500%2Csmart)
Rose McGowan VMA dress: Charmed star's iconic 1998 look was a 'political statement' after her alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![Rose McGowan's Naked Dress at the 1998 MTV VMAs | Sex Thrives at the VMAs, Even When Audiences Aren't Amused | POPSUGAR Entertainment Photo 4 Rose McGowan's Naked Dress at the 1998 MTV VMAs | Sex Thrives at the VMAs, Even When Audiences Aren't Amused | POPSUGAR Entertainment Photo 4](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/inZGIRRh9hjqikjvqdr99sPza7s/fit-in/728xorig/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2022/08/25/951/n/1922283/3b843b76c061d326_GettyImages-77220427/i/Rose-McGowan-Naked-Dress-at-1998-MTV-VMAs.jpg)
Rose McGowan's Naked Dress at the 1998 MTV VMAs | Sex Thrives at the VMAs, Even When Audiences Aren't Amused | POPSUGAR Entertainment Photo 4
![Quagmire on Twitter: "@Fulton89 Yes! Rose McGowan at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. With Marilyn Manson :D https://t.co/y7GGGDrwaW" / Twitter Quagmire on Twitter: "@Fulton89 Yes! Rose McGowan at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. With Marilyn Manson :D https://t.co/y7GGGDrwaW" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CsfC0aGUkAE89tn.jpg:large)
Quagmire on Twitter: "@Fulton89 Yes! Rose McGowan at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. With Marilyn Manson :D https://t.co/y7GGGDrwaW" / Twitter
![10 Sep 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA --- Actress Rose McGowan, wearing a mesh see through outfit, arrives on the red carpet for the MTV Video Music Awards. --- " Tsuni / 10 Sep 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA --- Actress Rose McGowan, wearing a mesh see through outfit, arrives on the red carpet for the MTV Video Music Awards. --- " Tsuni /](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MJNMRX/10-sep-1998-los-angeles-california-usa-actress-rose-mcgowan-wearing-a-mesh-see-through-outfit-arrives-on-the-red-carpet-for-the-mtv-video-music-awards-tsuni-usa-rose-mcgowan-134-rose-mcgowan-134-celebrities-fashion-full-length-from-the-red-carpet-1994-2000-one-person-vertical-best-of-hollywood-life-one-person-vertical-best-of-hollywood-life-event-in-hollywood-life-california-red-carpet-event-vertical-usa-film-industry-celebrities-photography-bestof-arts-culture-and-entertainment-topix-MJNMRX.jpg)