Gwyneth Paltrowis continuing to open up about heralleged experiencewithHarvey Weinstein.
The actress, 45, made an appearance onHoward Stern‘sSirius XM radio show on Wednesday, where she once again accused Weinstein of sexually harassing her during the early days of her career.
“We had one incident in a hotel room where he tried to make a pass at me,” she said.
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“It was weird,” she said. “I was alone in a room with him. It was out of the blue. I was blindsided. I was shocked.”
The Oscar winner said that she told her then-boyfriendBrad Pittabout the incident and the actor reportedly confronted Weinstein, telling him to never touch Paltrow again.
“He said, ‘If you ever make her feel uncomfortable again, I’ll kill you,’ “she recalled Pitt saying to Weinstein. “Or something like that.”
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Looking back, Paltrow said she is still thankful for Pitt’s actions.
“It was so fantastic,” she said. “He leveraged his fame and power to protect me at a time when I didn’t have fame or power yet.”
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Paltrow first opened up about her experience in aNew York Timesreport, adding her name to a long list of women who have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment.
After the alleged incident, the producer then called her and threatened her not to speak to anyone else about it, Paltrow told theNYT. “I thought he was going to fire me,” she said. “He screamed at me for a long time. It was brutal.”
source: people.com
