Rosanna Arquette to co-star in ‘Ratched’
Actress Rosanna Arquette has been cast in a multiepisode arc on Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “Ratched,” tracking the infamous nurse from 1947 to her villainous self in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Sarah Paulson, who is starring in and producing the series, said she was inspired to cast Arquette after the actress said she was having trouble finding work after she publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault.
“The story of Rosanna Arquette is a triumphant one — but it’s also disturbing. She was one of the first women to publicly speak out about Harvey Weinstein,” Paulson wrote on Instagram. “I was stirred by several of her recent interviews where she was quoted as saying she couldn’t find work — or representation — this seems a direct consequence of her bravery.”
Arquette, 59, came forward in October 2017 and accused Weinstein of trying to force her into a sexual situation in his hotel room in the early ’90s. She said she rejected him, and he lashed out professionally.
“He made things very difficult for me for years,” Arquette told the New Yorker.
Weinstein has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by more than 100 women and faces charges in New York of rape, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct.
Arquette said last month that her standing in Hollywood hasn’t changed, telling Variety that “there’s a boys club” still protecting Weinstein.
“We decided this could not stand,” Paulson wrote.