Sexual harassment: Rebel Wilson shared her Hollywood experiences
Rebel WIlson has taken to Twitter to detail two incidents of sexual harassment that she endured while working in the film industry.
In a series of graphic tweets, she said:
'A male star, in a position of power asked me to go into a room with him and then asked me repeatedly to stick my finger up his ass.'
'All whilst his male 'friends' tried to film the incident on their iPhones and laughed. I repeatedly said no and eventually got out of the room.'
A male star, in a position of power asked me to go into a room with him and then asked me repeatedly to stick my finger up his ass. All whilst his male 'friends' tried to film the incident on their iPhones and laughed. I repeatedly said no and eventually got out of the room.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017
'I called my agent immediately and my lawyer made a complaint with the studio – basically to protect myself that in the event something similar ever occurred I'd be able to walk out of the job and not obliged to return.'
She detailed how she was then asked to 'support' the man: 'Later I was threatened by one of the star's representatives to be nice and support the male star.'
'I refused. The whole thing was disgusting. I've told hundreds of people in the industry the story in more graphic detail basically to warn them off this individual.'
She went on to describe a close call she encountered with a director at the beginning of her career.
'Earlier in my career, I also had a 'hotel room' encounter with a top director. I thought we were there to talk comedy,' she wrote.
'Nothing physical happened because the guy's wife called and started abusing him over the phone for sleeping with actresses and luckily she was yelling so loud that I could hear her and I bolted out of there immediately.'
I feel lucky that I grew up in a pro-female environment, going to an all-girls high school, and that I have such a strong sense of self and have taken self-defense classes. I had the ability to escape both incidents. I realize not everyone is as lucky.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017
'I was so naive the thought of anything happening apart from 'work talk' didn't even cross my mind.'
Rebel added that she does not believe that her experiences are as horrific as some faced by other women.
'I know, moving forward, that if I witness this behaviour, whether it happens to me or someone I know, I will no longer be polite.'
