Rosie O’Donnell sings ‘I Am Woman’ with Epstein accusers

Rosie O'Donnell is lending her voice to highlight a group of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers.

The comedian and former "The View" cohost joined eight women, who said they survived Epstein's sexual abuse and sex-trafficking operation, for a performance of Helen Reddy’s feminist anthem "I Am Woman."

O’Donnell shared a video of the performance on Instagram on Sept. 3, which begins with the group sitting together in a circle as O'Donnell thanks the women for participating and discusses how they will stage the performance.

"I know it's been very hard for you and with very little support," O'Donnell tells the accusers. "I'm sorry that our country is so [messed] up that this is what you have to live through, because you are all heroes, and you're going to change how the world deals with child sex abuse."

The women featured in the video are Andrea Sterling, Sharlene Rochard, Lara Blume McGee, Jena-lisa Jones, Wendy Pesante, Lisa Phillips, Marina Lacerda and Chauntae Davies.

For the musical portion of the video, O'Donnell and the eight accusers stand side by side dressed in white. They hold hands, raise their joined arms and sing Reddy's 1972 empowerment anthem together. The video concludes with childhood photos of…

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