This isn’t exactly new news. I’d read about the Hitchcock/Hedren friction many, many years ago. And Hitchcock did seem to have a history of being a bit of a creepy misogynist when it came to pretty women. Yet, on the other hand, Hitchcock doesn’t particularly have a slew of sleazy stories/scandals attached to him either, unlike many other directors and producers of the day.
Can’t remember who, but one of the old time actors told of going to dinner with Hitchcock on Hollywood or Sunset Blvd in the heyday of the great restaurants in that area. Hitchcock ordered a large steak supplemented by a 5 course meal with a great dessert.
When the coffee came, the director instructed the waiter, to do it all again from the beginning.
Sounds like an Orsen Welles bit.
At least Hitchcock didn’t go after little girls like Roman Polanski.