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Actress Salma Hayek has described Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein as a rage-fuelled "monster", alleging he sexually harassed and threatened her.Actress Salma Hayek has described Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein as a rage-fuelled "monster", alleging he sexually harassed and threatened her.
Writing in the New York Times, Hayek said Weinstein once told her: "I will kill you, don't think I can't." Writing in the New York Times, Ms Hayek said Mr Weinstein once told her: "I will kill you, don't think I can't."
Holly Baird. a spokeswomen for Mr Weinstein, disputed Ms Hayek's account.
Dozens of actresses, including Rose McGowan, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have accused Mr Weinstein of harassment or assault.Dozens of actresses, including Rose McGowan, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have accused Mr Weinstein of harassment or assault.
He denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. Mr Weinstein denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.
The BBC has approached representatives of Mr Weinstein for a response to Salma Hayek's article. Writing in the New York Times, Ms Hayek, 51, described working with the film mogul on what she called her "greatest ambition" - telling the story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
In the NYT, Hayek, 51, a Mexican-American, describes working with him on what she called her "greatest ambition" - telling the story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. She wrote that, after striking a deal with Mr Weinstein for the rights of the film that would eventually become 2002's Frida, she was forced to repeatedly refuse sexual advances.
After striking a deal with Weinstein for the rights of the film that would eventually become 2002's Frida, Hayek wrote it became "my turn to say no".
"No to me taking a shower with him."No to me taking a shower with him.
"No to letting him watch me take a shower."No to letting him watch me take a shower.
"No to letting him give me a massage."No to letting him give me a massage.
"No to letting a naked friend of his give me a massage."No to letting a naked friend of his give me a massage.
"No to letting him give me oral sex."No to letting him give me oral sex.
"No to my getting naked with another woman," she wrote."No to my getting naked with another woman," she wrote.
She goes on to accuse him of threatening to shut the film down unless she filmed a nude sex scene with another actress. She went on to accuse him of threatening to shut the film down unless she filmed a nude sex scene with another actress.
"I had to take a tranquilizer, which eventually stopped the crying but made the vomiting worse," she wrote of her emotional turmoil at filming a scene she thought unnecessary."I had to take a tranquilizer, which eventually stopped the crying but made the vomiting worse," she wrote of her emotional turmoil at filming a scene she thought unnecessary.
"As you can imagine, this was not sexy, but it was the only way I could get through the scene.""As you can imagine, this was not sexy, but it was the only way I could get through the scene."
Frida would eventually gather six Oscar nominations, including a Best Actress nod for Hayek. Ms Baird, Mr Weinstein's spokeswoman, said: "Mr Weinstein does not recall pressuring Salma to do a gratuitous sex scene with a female costar and he was not there for the filming," a statement said.
"All of the sexual allegations as portrayed by Salma are not accurate and others who witnessed the events have a different account of what transpired."
Frida would eventually gather six Oscar nominations, including a Best Actress nod for Ms Hayek.
Mr Weinstein has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment, but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships.Mr Weinstein has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment, but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships.