He continued: "What I am not able to do is speculate as to the motivations of these women. As a human being I feel compassion for the victims of such acts, but I am perplexed as to the misdirection of anger with false accusations against me and hope they do not detract from the stories that should be heard."
And Piven warned against "dark times" that are seeing claims of sexual misconduct made public without "a hearing, due process or evidence".
He concluded: "We seem to be entering dark times - allegations are being printed as facts and lives are being put in jeopardy without a hearing, due process or evidence. I hope we can give people the benefit of a doubt before we rush to judgment.
"Continuing to tear each other down and destroy careers based on mere allegations is not productive on any level.
"I hope we can use this moment to begin a constructive dialogue on these issues, which are real and need to be addressed."
Bellamar claims PIven "cornered"' her in his trailer on the set of Entourage, while Scourby alleged Piven forced himself on her then exposed his genitals and began rubbing himself on her body in New York in 2003.
Freeman has alleged the same thing that happened to Bellamar happened to her.
- Bang! Showbiz
