The critics have no idea how much power this slimeball wielded until recently. He could make or break an actress’s career. That’s a lot of pressure on a young actress trying to break into a business that is notoriously hard to get into.
Gwyneth Paltrow did not “have to break into” Hollywood, she was born into Hollywood and thus the golden ticket . She could have immediately spoken up but be assured her parents, knowing the ropes, discouraged it.