Kate Beckinsale on abuse in Hollywood

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I don't know why she apparently deleted it but I think it's an interesting insight and disgusting how so many people (even "smaller" people like the publicist she mentioned) treat others and how common it seems to be

Thandie Newton also has talked about this experience and it's just crazy that footage of her was played for people in the industry

[Killa 15,780]

Im still processing the party abt miscarriage.

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absolutely love Kate and this was heartbreaking to hear.

Women on the whole do not have equality sadly but this makes my blood boil thinking about powerful men in Hollywood and how untouchable they will feel abusing women like this

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2 hours ago, liamgaga said:

absolutely love Kate and this was heartbreaking to hear.

Women on the whole do not have equality sadly but this makes my blood boil thinking about powerful men in Hollywood and how untouchable they will feel abusing women like this

I agree but that's why it was shocking to hear that even women have treated her the same it's like a hive mind

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34 minutes ago, Defmix100 said:

I agree but that's why it was shocking to hear that even women have treated her the same it's like a hive mind

I didn’t even think about that! The whole ‘Hollywood’ idea needs turning inside out it’s vile 

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1 hour ago, Defmix100 said:

I agree but that's why it was shocking to hear that even women have treated her the same it's like a hive mind

48 minutes ago, liamgaga said:

I didn’t even think about that! The whole ‘Hollywood’ idea needs turning inside out it’s vile 

This is why it's so important and encouraging to see directors like Greta Gerwig who are girls'-girls becoming successful and directing movies. People have said that the set for Barbie was one of the best, most respectful, accommodating sets they've been on and that that really helps their performances. Because like... duh. Treat people well and obviously you'll get better performances out of them and less drama if they aren't being abused and traumatised

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Kate also told a story of how Harvey Weinstein made the cast of Serendipity show up for the New York premiere even though 9/11 had only happened a short while ago. No one wanted to attend out of respect to the situation but Harvey couldn't read the room and didn't care. Kate wore a white suit so the focus wouldn't be on her as she didn't want to look like she was trying to appear glamourous or sexy in a dress at such a sensitive time. Harvey showed up at her house at night some time later while her partner at the time was out and she'd just put her toddler daughter to bed. As soon as she opened the door, Harvey forced his way in and started shouting at her, calling her the c-word and saying she ruined his premiere because she "turned up looking like a lesbian in a suit instead of shaking your tits and ass in a dress." Kate makes the mistake of trying to reason with a madman and explain why she did it and it was only when she said her daughter was sleeping upstairs that he dropped it and stormed out. I assume that when she speaks about being called the c-word on set that there's shades of this moment reflected in there.

I can't imagine being on set and you're being called every horrible name under the sun. You'd think with their status that they wouldn't have to put up with it but the sad reality is that speaking up will get you silenced, gaslight, cut from the movie, word passed around that you're difficult and undesirable to work with. I didn't even think about how some men might like to be in scenes where they have an altercation with a woman so that they have the opportunity to harm her and be able to pass off any injuries as an occupational hazard. And it's not just women. Brendan Fraser famously talked about how he got sexually assaulted by a member of the Golden Globe committee which caused him to largely take a break from movies (against the odds, he won many awards for his performance in The Whale, though he didn't win his Golden Globe, very telling).

I remember how Mel Gibson said in an interview back in the 90's that Hollywood is filled with very weird people and dark stuff. He wouldn't say the name of the guy but that simply "a very famous producer" had once said to him "Women in film - either naked or dead. But both is better." I can't begin to tell you how much that sends shivers up my spine and chills my blood to hear as a woman. There's some sick f**ks working in this business who utilise it in a way that befits their sick fantasises. Just goes to show, that even post #MeToo, rise of female directors, introduction of intimacy co-ordinators, better acting unions and so on, we still have a LONG way to go. It can serve as a smokescreen for how far we haven't come.

Edited yesterday at 03:52 AM by StrawberryBlond

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1 hour ago, StrawberryBlond said:

Kate also told a story of how Harvey Weinstein made the cast of Serendipity show up for the New York premiere even though 9/11 had only happened a short while ago. No one wanted to attend out of respect to the situation but Harvey couldn't read the room and didn't care. Kate wore a white suit so the focus wouldn't be on her as she didn't want to look like she was trying to appear glamourous or sexy in a dress at such a sensitive time. Harvey showed up at her house at night some time later while her partner at the time was out and she'd just put her toddler daughter to bed. As soon as she opened the door, Harvey forced his way in and started shouting at her, calling her the c-word and saying she ruined his premiere because she "turned up looking like a lesbian in a suit instead of shaking your tits and ass in a dress." Kate makes the mistake of trying to reason with a madman and explain why she did it and it was only when she said her daughter was sleeping upstairs that he dropped it and stormed out. I assume that when she speaks about being called the c-word on set that there's shades of this moment reflected in there.

I can't imagine being on set and you're being called every horrible name under the sun. You'd think with their status that they wouldn't have to put up with it but the sad reality is that speaking up will get you silenced, gaslight, cut from the movie, word passed around that you're difficult and undesirable to work with. I didn't even think about how some men might like to be in scenes where they have an altercation with a woman so that they have the opportunity to harm her and be able to pass off any injuries as an occupational hazard. And it's not just women. Brendan Fraser famously talked about how he got sexually assaulted by a member of the Golden Globe committee which caused him to largely take a break from movies (against the odds, he won many awards for his performance in The Whale, though he didn't win his Golden Globe, very telling).

I remember how Mel Gibson said in an interview back in the 90's that Hollywood is filled with very weird people and dark stuff. He wouldn't say the name of the guy but that simply "a very famous producer" had once said to him "Women in film - either naked or dead. But both is better." I can't begin to tell you how much that sends shivers up my spine and chills my blood to hear as a woman. There's some sick f**ks working in this business who utilise it in a way that befits their sick fantasises. And it's not just women. Brendan Fraser famously talked about how he got sexually assaulted by a member of the Golden Globe committee which caused him to largely take a break from movies (against the odds, he won many awards for his performance in The Whale, though he didn't win his Golden Globe, very telling). Just goes to show, that even post #MeToo, rise of female directors, introduction of intimacy co-ordinators, better acting unions and so on, we still have a LONG way to go. It can serve as a smokescreen for how far we haven't come.

Wow didn't know about her other experience with Weinstein but sounds exactly like him, I've heard that full Mel Gibson interview before and it definitely seems like he was referring to Weinstein's view on women. I also hadn't thought about the fight scenes thing until Kate mentioned that but it's easy to believe that too the same way Steven Seagal would injure his stunt teams I think sometimes to the point of breaking bones. I'm not sure I remember hearing about Brendan Fraser but Terry Crews had a similar thing happen to him in a room full of others, which given his build it shows how unafraid those people in hollywood are that they are fine to even assault a huge/strong man at a party and think they are untouchable.