Alyssa Milano, #MeToo advocate, defends Katie Hill: 'I would have fought by her side'

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Actress, activist and #MeToo advocate Alyssa Milano defended Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., on Tuesday night, expressing she "would've fought by her side" if the congresswoman hadn't chosen to resign, despite the lawmaker's admission that she was in an "inappropriate" relationship with a campaign staffer.

Appearing on CNN, the former "Charmed" star was asked if she thought Hill's announced resignation was the "right move."

"I don't feel that it was the right move. I feel that there's incredible hypocrisy that goes on, and if Katie Hill were a man who was in a consensual relationship with another man and a woman, that this would be a different outcome."

Milano then pointed to "indicted criminals" such as Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who was charged with violating campaign finance laws and was accused of using campaign money to fund his extramarital affairs, while "we accepted the resignation of a really, really good congresswoman, a really bright woman, for what she does in her private time that was consensual."

Milano told CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, "I don't feel it was fair, and I really appreciate Katie Hill and where she was coming from in resigning, but I do wish she fought a little harder. I would've fought by her side."

(For his part, Hunter denied the charges against him earlier this year, calling them "politically motivated.")

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Hill announced her resignation Sunday after it was reported that she previously was involved in a "throuple," or a three-person relationship, with a female campaign staffer and her estranged husband Kenny Heslep, who has since filed for divorced. She also reportedly had an affair with her congressional legislative director, which prompted a probe from the House Ethics Committee.

The congresswoman admitted she'd had an "inappropriate" relationship with her campaign staffer, but repeatedly denied any affair with her congressional aide.