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| Well-Known Actresses Have Accused Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Harassment | |
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| Days after a series of sexual harassment allegations against the film producer Harvey Weinstein were made public in a report in The New York Times on Thursday, women are still coming forward to tell their stories. | Days after a series of sexual harassment allegations against the film producer Harvey Weinstein were made public in a report in The New York Times on Thursday, women are still coming forward to tell their stories. |
| Many of the allegations are remarkably similar. Actresses and other employees in Mr. Weinstein’s orbit described being invited to a hotel room, finding the producer in a bathrobe and being urged to exchange massages, have sex or watch him masturbate. | Many of the allegations are remarkably similar. Actresses and other employees in Mr. Weinstein’s orbit described being invited to a hotel room, finding the producer in a bathrobe and being urged to exchange massages, have sex or watch him masturbate. |
| The New Yorker published a report on Tuesday detailing allegations of sexual assault, including rape. In total, more than 20 women have now reportedly accused Mr. Weinstein of assault or harassment. Through a spokeswoman, Mr. Weinstein has denied engaging in nonconsensual sex. | The New Yorker published a report on Tuesday detailing allegations of sexual assault, including rape. In total, more than 20 women have now reportedly accused Mr. Weinstein of assault or harassment. Through a spokeswoman, Mr. Weinstein has denied engaging in nonconsensual sex. |
| Many of the reported encounters occurred in the 1990s and involved women in their 20s who were just beginning to make names for themselves. Their stories share a common thread: fear that reporting the inappropriate behavior of a titan of the film industry could backfire and destroy their career and reputation. | Many of the reported encounters occurred in the 1990s and involved women in their 20s who were just beginning to make names for themselves. Their stories share a common thread: fear that reporting the inappropriate behavior of a titan of the film industry could backfire and destroy their career and reputation. |
| Here are the stories of some of Mr. Weinstein’s most well-known accusers: | Here are the stories of some of Mr. Weinstein’s most well-known accusers: |
| Angelina Jolie, an actress known for films including “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “A Mighty Heart” and “Maleficent,” as well as her work as a humanitarian and a director, did not go into detail but said Mr. Weinstein made unwanted advances on her during the late 1990s around the release of “Playing by Heart.” | Angelina Jolie, an actress known for films including “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “A Mighty Heart” and “Maleficent,” as well as her work as a humanitarian and a director, did not go into detail but said Mr. Weinstein made unwanted advances on her during the late 1990s around the release of “Playing by Heart.” |
| “I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,” Ms. Jolie, 42, said in an email. “This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable.” | “I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,” Ms. Jolie, 42, said in an email. “This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable.” |
| Just after she was chosen to star in an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel “Emma,” Gwyneth Paltrow said, she was invited to Mr. Weinstein’s hotel suite, where he suggested a massage in the bedroom. She said she refused. | Just after she was chosen to star in an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel “Emma,” Gwyneth Paltrow said, she was invited to Mr. Weinstein’s hotel suite, where he suggested a massage in the bedroom. She said she refused. |
| Ms. Paltrow, 45, went on to star in movies including “Shakespeare in Love,” for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, “Iron Man” and “The Avengers,” and to found a lifestyle company, Goop. But at the time, she said, she was told to stay quiet. | Ms. Paltrow, 45, went on to star in movies including “Shakespeare in Love,” for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, “Iron Man” and “The Avengers,” and to found a lifestyle company, Goop. But at the time, she said, she was told to stay quiet. |
| “I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,” she said. | “I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,” she said. |
| In 1997, the actress Rose McGowan reached a settlement with Mr. Weinstein following a hotel room encounter with him during the Sundance Film Festival. She had recently played a memorable role in the slasher movie “Scream,” which came out in 1996. | In 1997, the actress Rose McGowan reached a settlement with Mr. Weinstein following a hotel room encounter with him during the Sundance Film Festival. She had recently played a memorable role in the slasher movie “Scream,” which came out in 1996. |
| The Times reported on the previously undisclosed $100,000 settlement last week. According to the document’s language, it “was not to be construed as an admission” by Mr. Weinstein. | The Times reported on the previously undisclosed $100,000 settlement last week. According to the document’s language, it “was not to be construed as an admission” by Mr. Weinstein. |
| Ms. McGowan, 44, took to social media to support the women coming forward with allegations against the producer — and to criticize the Hollywood personalities who remained silent. | Ms. McGowan, 44, took to social media to support the women coming forward with allegations against the producer — and to criticize the Hollywood personalities who remained silent. |
| “Dear most of Hollywood, this is happening,” she said in a Twitter post on Tuesday. “You cannot sweep this under the rug.” | “Dear most of Hollywood, this is happening,” she said in a Twitter post on Tuesday. “You cannot sweep this under the rug.” |
| In 1997, Ashley Judd, the actress known for movies including “Simon Birch” and “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” found herself in a hotel room with Mr. Weinstein in Beverly Hills, Calif., she said. | In 1997, Ashley Judd, the actress known for movies including “Simon Birch” and “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” found herself in a hotel room with Mr. Weinstein in Beverly Hills, Calif., she said. |
| She had spent the day shooting the thriller “Kiss the Girls” and said that when she went to meet with Mr. Weinstein, he was wearing a bathrobe. | She had spent the day shooting the thriller “Kiss the Girls” and said that when she went to meet with Mr. Weinstein, he was wearing a bathrobe. |
| Ms. Judd, 49, said he asked if she would watch him shower and repeatedly suggested unwanted contact — a massage, a shoulder rub — in the face of repeated refusals. | Ms. Judd, 49, said he asked if she would watch him shower and repeatedly suggested unwanted contact — a massage, a shoulder rub — in the face of repeated refusals. |
| “How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?” she said she remembered thinking to herself. | “How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?” she said she remembered thinking to herself. |
| In the early 1990s, the actress Rosanna Arquette, already known for her leading role in “Desperately Seeking Susan,” went to a hotel to get a script from Mr. Weinstein, she said, but was told to find him in his room. She said she encountered him in a bathrobe. | In the early 1990s, the actress Rosanna Arquette, already known for her leading role in “Desperately Seeking Susan,” went to a hotel to get a script from Mr. Weinstein, she said, but was told to find him in his room. She said she encountered him in a bathrobe. |
| Ms. Arquette, 58, said he pulled her hand toward his crotch. She said he told her she was making a mistake when she resisted his advances. “I will never be that girl,” she recalled telling him on her way out of the room. | Ms. Arquette, 58, said he pulled her hand toward his crotch. She said he told her she was making a mistake when she resisted his advances. “I will never be that girl,” she recalled telling him on her way out of the room. |
| She added that she tried to avoid him for the rest of her career, which has included roles in movies including “Pulp Fiction.” | She added that she tried to avoid him for the rest of her career, which has included roles in movies including “Pulp Fiction.” |
| Other actresses who worked with Mr. Weinstein and said he sexually harassed them include Katherine Kendall, Dawn Dunning and Judith Godrèche. | Other actresses who worked with Mr. Weinstein and said he sexually harassed them include Katherine Kendall, Dawn Dunning and Judith Godrèche. |
| Some Hollywood figures publicly condemned the producer after the allegations became public. Criticism has come from Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Judd Apatow, Mark Ruffalo, Kate Winslet and others. | Some Hollywood figures publicly condemned the producer after the allegations became public. Criticism has come from Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Judd Apatow, Mark Ruffalo, Kate Winslet and others. |
| Mr. Weinstein’s spokeswoman, Sallie Hofmeister, said: “There were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances. He will not be available for further comments, as he is taking the time to focus on his family, on getting counseling and rebuilding his life.” | Mr. Weinstein’s spokeswoman, Sallie Hofmeister, said: “There were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances. He will not be available for further comments, as he is taking the time to focus on his family, on getting counseling and rebuilding his life.” |
| Mr. Weinstein was fired by the company he co-founded, the Weinstein Company, on Sunday. | Mr. Weinstein was fired by the company he co-founded, the Weinstein Company, on Sunday. |