ACTRESS CALLS ON VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO SPEAK OUT
ACTRESS Alice Evans has called on victims of sexual harassment to speak out, as she described being “propositioned” by Harvey Weinstein earlier in her career.
While she said the mogul “had done nothing wrong”, she suggested her rejection of his advances influenced his decision not to give her film roles.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday, Evans, 46, claimed the producer invited her to join him in the bathroom on their first meeting during the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Hours earlier, her husband-to-be, Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd, had screen-tested for a Weinstein film.
The star wrote: “I laugh, make a joke. Keep rambling. But [Weinstein] continues... As I extricate myself (by moving backwards and murmuring various excuses) Harvey utters a phrase that has stayed with me forever: ‘Let’s hope it all works out for your boyfriend’.”
Evans said Weinstein’s proposition was not illegal, but she was left feeling that “somehow I will be made to pay”.
“I was never again considered for a Weinstein film, and neither was Ioan,” she said.
The actress has since appeared in TV shows including The Originals, Brothers & Sisters, The Mentalist and Lost, as well as movies Liars All, Hollywood Dreams and 102 Dalmatians.
Evans added: “None of us should be counted on to cover up the immoralities of those above us – and all of us should now tell.”