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Holly Robinson Peete Accuses Amanda Peet Of "Fearmongering"

It looks like Holly Robinson Peete is picking up where Jenny McCarthy left off. Holly has penned an open letter to Amanda Peet on Essence.com that takes issue with her public statements dismissing any links between vaccinations and autism.
Jenny, whose son Evan was diagnosed with autism (though she says he has now recovered), and Amanda engaged in a very public debate last year on the issue, exchanging barbs in the media.
Now Holly, who sits on the board of the awareness organization Autism Speaks, has taken up the fight. Her eldest son RJ, now 11, was also diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old, shortly after receiving vaccinations.
“I firmly believe that it took my son to a place of no return and his body could not handle it,” she writes of the vaccinations. “He had a violent reaction with convulsions and then he stopped talking and slipped into a silence. He no longer said, "Hi, Mommy," he no longer responded to his name and he no longer made eye contact.”
Amanda, mom to 2-year-old daughter Frances, is the spokesperson for the Every Child by 2 vaccination awareness campaign. Last year she stated in an interview with Cookie magazine that parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids are “parasites.” Though she later apologized for her choice of words, she’s held firm to her insistence that there is no link between vaccinations and autism.
“I'm really disappointed to hear people like Amanda Peet—who have never been affected by autism—make public allegations like vaccinations don't cause autism,” says Holly. “But I know exactly what she is trying to do and that's to instill fear: if your child doesn't get vaccinations, you're going to make every other child sick.”
She adds, “do you think it's okay to make a judgment about me based on what I know about my son and the rest of my children physiologically? If your mission is to gain the public's trust, then you're not going to get parents to do it by fearmongering. Until you've experienced the physical, emotional and financial toll you simply can't make such public statements.”
Amanda & Frances Enjoy Sunny Beverly Hills

Amanda Peet was photographed with her 1 1/2-year-old daughter, Frances, at Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
The mother-daughter duo were spotted at this popular park just a few weeks ago.
Photos: Flynet
Amanda Peet & Frances Play @ The Park

Amanda Peet and her 1 1/2-year-old daughter, Frances Pen Benioff, enjoyed their Sunday morning at the Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills.
Amanda is the spokeswoman for Every Child By Two (ECBT), a non-profit organization which advocates childhood vaccination. The 36-year-old actress began working with the group after becoming concerned by the "amount of misinformation floating around [about vaccines], particularly in Hollywood." Amanda's controversial comments in Cookie magazine which stated "Frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites," were followed by a personal apology. However, she still strongly supports childhood immunizations.
Photos: Flynet
Amanda Peet With Husband & Daughter @ LAX

Amanda recently starred in film The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
Photo: RADCLIFFE/MATEI/bauergriffinonline.com
Amanda & Frances Take a Stroll

Amanda Peet was spotted walking with her 1 1/2-year-old daughter, Frances Pen, on Monday.
Amanda is a strong advocate for infant vaccinations. The 36-year-old actress recently played an FBI agent in The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
Photos: DZILLA/bauergriffinonline.com
Amanda Peet & Family @ LAX

Amanda Peet, her husband David Benioff and their 19-month-old daughter Frances Pen were spotted at LAX on Monday.
Photos: Matingas/Mo/Bauergriffinonline.com
Amanda Peet & Frances Have Swingin Good Time

It was family day at the park yesterday in Beverly Hills. Amanda Peet, husband David Benioff and her mom enjoyed some playtime with adorable little Frances.
Photo: Fame
A Hollywood Playdate!

Amanda Peet and daughter Frances Pen, 18 months, joined Jason Bateman's wife, Amanda Anka and her daughter Francesca Nora, 23 months, for a playdate at a park in LA over the weekend.
Photos: Splash
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