Wilson shares story of sexual harassment
Rebel Wilson just recounted what she called an “awful and disgusting” incident with a co- star who couldn’t keep his pants on.
It happened a few years back, the “Senior Year” star told Peo- ple last week, before the #MeToo movement gained steam amid the 2017 Harvey Weinstein scandal. She says a male co-star, whom she hasn’t named, sexually harassed her.
“He called me into a room and pulled down his pants,” then asked her to perform a lewd act, the 42-year-old actor alleged. All in front of his friends.
Wilson, who is a trained law- yer, said she documented every- thing that happened and pre- served things in writing.
“It was awful and disgusting,” she says.
“And all the behaviour after- wards ... where they kind of tried to destroy me and my ca- reer.”
Wilson told People that she made sure people in “industry circles” knew what happened, even as she chose to finish the film.