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A director and an actor: Rebel Wilson reports of sexual harassment
Rebel Wilson spoke about sexual harassment in an interview.
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Shocking report by Rebel Wilson: The Australian reported in an interview that she was sexually harassed – several times.
She is best known for comedies and has built her career on the image of the funny, somewhat chubby blonde. But Rebel Wilson no longer wants to live up to this image. She has been working on an image correction for some time. Has opted for a healthy lifestyle instead of gnawing on pounds at the request of the producers.
Otherwise, the 41-year-old no longer seems willing to make a good face for a bad game. In an interview with the British television broadcaster BBC, the Australian unpacked about her experiences in the film industry – and reported on two cases of sexual harassment.
The first case was a while ago, she was in her 20s. She had come to a hotel room to meet a great film director. “I thought the conversation was about comedy,” recalls Wilson. “He tried to give me more and more alcohol,” she describes the further course.
Rebel Wilson left the hotel room
Then the – not named – director got a call from his wife, and the actress overheard her husband saying: “You are in the hotel room with Rebel, you want to sleep with her …”. She then quickly left the room and never talked about it again, says Wilson.
The second incident occurred while filming in Hollywood. She was invited into the cabin of the male co-star, who lowered his pants and asked her to take a clear action when she entered the room. The actor’s friends filmed the scene with their cell phones.
She was shocked, but the men just laughed. Your agent then reported the incident to the studio. It was the fourth complaint about this actor.
As Rebel Wilson told the BBC, it is only now that she has the courage to speak about this “disgusting” and inappropriate behavior.
Source used: “Daily Mail”