Actress and singer-songwriter Courtney Love gave warning to future actresses to keep away from Harvey Weinstein back in an old red carpet interview.
As more details trickle through regarding the disturbing and alleged sexual misconduct of the recently disgraced Hollywood producer, an old video has now surfaced which offers more possible proof of the showbiz industry being well aware of Weinstein’s actions.
The video from Comedy Central’s Roast of Pamela Anderson dates back to 2005 and has been widely recirculated as more allegations against Weinstein have come to light:
The video is of Courtney Love – wife of deceased Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain, where she told a reporter:
If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party at the Four Seasons don’t go.
Love, who seemed reluctant at first to say anything in case of libel, seemed to know about Harvey Weinstein‘s dark reputation before it was made public knowledge this month.
The resurfaced footage, along with the jab made by Seth McFarlane at the 2013 Oscars, is further evidence to suggest the industry and insiders knew full well what the Hollywood executive was up to before information and allegations were leaked this month.
Since being publicly outed, a number of actresses have come forward to expose Weinstein, including actress and model Cara Delevingne.
In an Instagram post Cara tells her followers:
When I first started to work as an actress, I was working on a film and I received a call from Harvey Weinstein asking if I had slept with any of the women I was seen out with in the media. It was a very odd and uncomfortable call…
I answered none of his questions and hurried off the phone but before I hung up, he said to me that if I was gay or decided to be with a woman especially in public that I’d never get the role of a straight woman or make it as an actress in Hollywood.
A year or two later, I went to a meeting with him in the lobby of a hotel with a director about an upcoming film. The director left the meeting and Harvey asked me to stay and chat with him.
As soon as we were alone he began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature. He then invited me to his room.
The post continues:
I quickly declined and asked his assistant if my car was outside. She said it wasn’t and wouldn’t be for a bit and I should go to his room. At that moment I felt very powerless and scared but didn’t want to act that way hoping that I was wrong about the situation.
When I arrived I was relieved to find another woman in his room and thought immediately I was safe. He asked us to kiss and she began some sort of advances upon his direction.
I swiftly got up and asked him if he knew that I could sing. And I began to sing… I thought it would make the situation better… more professional… like an audition… I was so nervous.
After singing I said again that I had to leave. He walked me to the door and stood in front of it and tried to kiss me on the lips. I stopped him and managed to get out of the room.
I still got the part for the film and always thought that he gave it to me because of what happened.
Since then I felt awful that I did the movie. I felt like I didn’t deserve the part.
I was so hesitant about speaking out… I didn’t want to hurt his family.
I felt guilty as if I did something wrong.
I was also terrified that this sort of thing had happened to so many women I know but no one had said anything because of fear.
Since the revelation concerning the allegations against Weinstein, the Hollywood producer has been fired from his own film production company and is currently under investigation.
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