Emma Watson, who was chosen as Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2015, attended the 2015 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday evening. Photos of the Harry Potter actress at the star-studded gala, where celebrities, politicians and dignitaries were honoured, in New York City can be seen here.
Jill Abramson, editor of The New York Times,
explained why Emma was chosen as one of the most influential people, and it stemmed from her philanthropic work for UN Women and the He For She campaign.
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Her HeForShe speech at Davos was an Internet sensation, but unsurprisingly, it drew the typical antifeminist rants and even some threats. Watson chose to highlight the moving letters she has received from fathers who tell her they are investing new hope in the future for their daughters.
But she was also frank about the bullying tactics of her detractors and one site that made an empty threat to release nude photos. Her confident and cool reaction: “If they were trying to put me off, they did the opposite.”
Emma Watson chosen as Time's 100 Most Influential People, attends Time 100 Gala 
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