Posted on 10/10/2017 3:15:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Following the publication on Tuesday morning of two more exposes detailing sexual assault and harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, actress Heather Graham recalls indirectly being propositioned by the studio mogul.
In the early 2000s Harvey Weinstein called me into his office. There was a pile of scripts sitting on his desk. “I want to put you in one of my movies,” he said and offered to let me choose which one I liked best. Later in the conversation, he mentioned that he had an agreement with his wife. He could sleep with whomever he wanted when he was out of town. I walked out of the meeting feeling uneasy. There was no explicit mention that to star in one of those films I had to sleep with him, but the subtext was there.
A few weeks later, I was asked to do a follow-up meeting at his hotel. I called one of my actress friends to explain my discomfort with the situation, and she offered to come with me. En route, she called me to say she couldn’t make it. Not wanting to be at the hotel alone with him, I made up an excuse — I had an early morning and would have to postpone. Harvey told me that my actress friend was already at his hotel and that both of them would be very disappointed if I didn’t show. I knew he was lying, so I politely and apologetically reiterated that I could no longer come by.
That was the end of that encounter — I was never hired for one of his films, and I didn’t speak up about my experience. It wasn’t until Ashley Judd heroically shared her story a few days ago that I felt ashamed. If I had spoken up a decade ago, would I have saved countless women from the same experience I had or worse?
The question — and this is not an excuse — is what defines sexual harassment in the workplace? He didn’t explicitly offer a trade — sex for work — even though I knew that was what he was implying. And I hadn’t gone to his hotel. I know this is an inner dialogue many women have — it’s part of what’s holding so many of us back from sharing our stories. We don’t want to be attacked for reading into something that may or may not have been there. We don’t want to be looked at as weak for not being able to handle ourselves in a business run by men. We don’t want to lose work by being defined as a Difficult Woman. We don’t want to be the first or only voice in the room.
My hope is that this moment starts a dialogue on redefining sexual harassment in the workplace and empowers women to speak out when they feel uncomfortable in a situation. I hope that dialogue covers the gray areas where we ask ourselves, “Did what I think happen just happen?” and that we are no longer shamed into feeling that we should grow a thicker skin, or that our story “isn’t good enough to count.” I’m glad the victims are being heard, that powerful voices in the industry are speaking up to say this kind of behavior isn’t acceptable anymore, and that a predator is finally facing the consequences — it means the world is starting to change for the better.
While I still do feel guilty for not speaking up all those years ago, I’m glad for this moment of reckoning. To the countless other women who have experienced the gray areas: I believe you.
It’s not that his behavior is good, but he’s taking all the blame for what Hollywood producers have been doing for a hundred years.
Im sure there has to be a trail to clintons for NY AG to not have charged Harvey. Hopefully someone makes that AG squeal on clintons.
“Heather Graham: Harvey Weinstein Implied I Had to Have Sex With Him for Movie Role “
Why else would anyone put her in a movie?
Sick objectifying statement
No, Harvey is the only one! He’s the dinosaur! He’s the Evil Unicorn! Once Harvey is destroyed, everything will come up roses...
Heh heh heh
Heather Graham was a major sex machine so anything Harvey did with her was fair game. These are two peas in the same pea pod. Heather was far from a demure virgin is what I am saying.
Ol Harvey’s big mistake was not being a rapper where you can have all the ho s and blow you want and no fuss will ever be made.
Seriously, does that make her a whore?
lulz True plus Heather was a playmate for many guys powerful and not in Hollyweird.
For a while she was making movies where she was in love with her brother or with her brother’s girlfriend or where she was unexpectedly pregnant or was desperate to get pregnant or was pregnant by the devil. I think she’s done the porn star bit more than once, too. She ain’t a great talent, whatever her other assets.
But seriously, Boogie Nights was a good flick. She was also in License to Drive with Corey Haim and we know how Corey Haim’s life turned out. Poor kid.
Apparently, she was in something appropriately called "Twin Peaks".
I shall not judge, but will pray for her soul.
YES, what YOU said...Weinstein is a sacrificial lamb...somethings up....maybe the Clinton emails, Comey? Something doesn’t smell right.
Correct/ this uber wealthy buffoon is just the opening. There are hundreds of Hollywood degenerates who do it more smoothly and more nasty in private than Harvey who was compelled to act out in public on numerous occasions..
I assume today anyone in the entertainment business slept their way to their career.
Thank you, Mr. Weinstein, for exposing the Hollywood prostitutes, pimps, predators and enablers who knew about you and your ilk yet STILL hypocritically tried to falsely paint our President as a misogynist.
LOL! Hollywood sounds like such a great place.
Have you noticed that the Harvey sex scandal has taken the Las Vegas shooting out of the news?
I believe this could be behind it.
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