Witherspoon did not name the director in question but said that the incident was the first of many experiences of “harassment and sexual assault” throughout her career. I’ve had multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault and I don’t speak about them very often,” she added. Witherspoon said that she was prompted to speak up after hearing other accounts of sexual assault faced by women in the film industry. Weinstein has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by more than two dozen women over four decades. The producer has “unequivocally denied” allegations of nonconsensual sex, and denies many of the claims of sexual harassment made against him.

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2017 13:07 UTC