Maureen Lipman has criticised female celebrities for dressing like "prostitutes" and "confusing" men.
The veteran actress acknowledged the support and encouragement women have received when coming forward with their stories, but she said there was a tendency to have a "kneejerk" reaction to allegations.
Her criticisms related to women wearing "bondage clothing" and "[dressing] a bit like a prostitute would have dressed."
"Young female pop stars, for example, are saying: ‘It’s my body, and I’m empowered to show it to you,’ the British TV and film star told Radio Times.
"But then: ‘Don’t touch it, don’t come near it, don’t flirt with it.’
"And that is a bit of a shame because flirting is some of the best fun you’ve ever had in your life. We’re batting our eyelids and clenching our teeth at the same time. And that is very confusing."
The actress said that the #MeToo movement was "going too far" in vilifying men for incidents that took place decades ago in an era of different standards.
"We mustn’t wipe out men. I know men have brutalised women over centuries, but I don’t think the message we’re giving out with #MeToo is right."
The 71-year-old actress makes her debut next week Coronation Street as Tyrone's long-lost grandmother.
Never shy of expressing her views, in April last, Lipman claimed that UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had "made' her a Tory. The actress was one of hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Labour headquarters that month, saying she could never return to the party with an "anti-Semite at its head." She also supported calls for Mr Corbyn to resign.
Man Booker prize-winning Jewish novelist Howard Jacobson had also taken part in the protest. He declared that Jeremy Corbyn needed "re-educating" on anti-Semitism and he was "never convinced" that the Labour leader knew what anti-Semitism was.
