Oscar 2016: Brie Larson supports sexual assault victims

The "Born This Way" singer was joined on stage by a number of victims of abuse as she performed her Academy Award-nominated song from the rape documentary "The Hunting Ground" at the ceremony and best actress winner Brie gave each brave person a cuddle as they left the stage, reported Female First.

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Published: March 2, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

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London, March 2: Actress Brie Larson hugged all of the 50 sexual assault victims from Lady Gaga’s “Til It Happens To You” Oscars performance as they left the stage.

The “Born This Way” singer was joined on stage by a number of victims of abuse as she performed her Academy Award-nominated song from the rape documentary “The Hunting Ground” at the ceremony and best actress winner Brie gave each brave person a cuddle as they left the stage, reported Female First.(ALSO READ: Oscar Awards 2016: Brie Larson – Top 5 things to know about Best Actress awardee).

While Larson showed her support at the Dolby theatre, a number of stars took to Twitter to praise the performance of Gaga, who was also a victim of sexual assault when she was just 19.