nate parker telling this to robin robert last year. >> i was falsely accused. was proven innocent and i'm not going to apologize for that. i feel terribly about that situation. >> instead of remaining silent, gabrielle close to then he writing about the murkiness of consent and why education on this issue is so vital. >> there were those who criticized you for tacit approval and then there were others who said, you sabotaged this movie by speaking out. >> it was an impossible situation. i opted for as much education as possible. letting people know that rape is the most underreported crime in the world. while also acknowledging as black men in the history of the united states, there has been a very well documented history of false accusation that's have led to murder. >>> what kind of response did you get? >> overwhelmingly, 90% positive. the 10% negative feeling like with faced with a choice between my blackness and my womanness, i didn't choose my blackness. >> the wider issue of sexual assault is a deeply personal one for gabrielle, herself a survivor. still