In 2014 , May sent out a series of tweets defending Jian Ghomeshi , who faced allegations from three women that the radio host was physically violent to them without their consent during sexual encounters . " I think Jian is wonderful . Likely TMI for an old fogey like me , but his private life is none of our beeswax " , May wrote . May then wrote , " I have known Jian and something at work here does n't make sense . Innocent until proven guilty . " When one user accused her of " buying into " rape culture , she replied , " As a feminist , I do not buy into rape culture . " May later stated that she regretted defending Ghomeshi , stating that she had not yet read about the allegations of physical violence in the '' Toronto Star '' and that she was still " shaken up " by the Parliament Hill shootings when she wrote the tweets
Parliament Hill shootings
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Elizabeth May