Feeling trapped and facing a barrage of propositions years ago in Harvey Weinstein's hotel room, Ashley Judd says, she made a deal with the now-disgraced producer: She would say yes to his sexual advances after she won an Academy Award for one of his films. She hadn't been warned, she said, and had no idea of what he might do. Judd remembered her stomach lurching when the person at the desk told her she would be meeting with Weinstein in private, rather than somewhere public like the hotel patio. Full coverage: Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandalAbout what she'd eventually offered Weinstein, the 49-year-old said, "Am I proud of that? The part of me that understands the way shame works says, 'That was absolutely brilliant.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 26, 2017 16:44 UTC