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Do I make you uncomfortable?

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What does it take to speak out against sexual assault and harassment? On December 12, eight women met in New York for a conversation, led by Rose McGowan, about the challenges of coming forward against powerful men.

Rose McGowan asks in the opening minutes ofCitizen Rose, a new E!

docuseries that kicks off Tuesday night with a two-hour pilot.

Jane that bolster that image.

(Her account has, apparently, been saved for her book.)

Citizen Roselacks the reality-TV gloss that is more typical of E!

Its been a lonely road, she says at one point, through tears.

Same goes for a later scene of her visit with actress and friend Amber Tamblyn.

Dont say that, Tamblin says.

Its our purpose, McGowan responds.

Everything Im doing has a purpose.

(Again, it helps enormously to know all of this before watchingCitizen Rose.)

With its own sometimes paradoxical objectives on full display,Citizen Rosemirrors its subjects multitudes.