Behind the scenes of Frida , Harvey Weinstein terrorized Salma Hayek, bombarding her with sexual advances, private insults, and unreasonable demands. He has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. He bought the rights to the project, and Hayek signed on to star and produce. Then, after Hayek continually rebuffed his advances, he allegedly turned on her. After Hayek delivered, Weinstein insisted that the movie feature a gratuitous nude scene.
Salma Hayek says Harvey Weinstein forced her to do sex scene in 'Frida'
Salma Hayek: Harvey Weinstein threatened to 'break my kneecaps' | Film | The Guardian
Jump to navigation. Earlier this year, Hollywood was rocked by allegations of rape and sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein. Salma Hayek has now come forward with her "painful episode" courtesy the disgraced producer. She talks about her brush with Harvey in the early days of her career. Salma and Harvey first collaborated on Frida , a film based on the life surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, which she starred in and co-produced.
Salma Hayek: Harvey Weinstein threatened to 'break my kneecaps'
No to letting him watch me take a shower. No to letting him give me a massage. No to letting a naked friend of his give me a massage.
Harvey Weinstein was a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster. This fall, I was approached by reporters, through different sources, including my dear friend Ashley Judd, to speak about an episode in my life that, although painful, I thought I had made peace with. I had brainwashed myself into thinking that it was over and that I had survived; I hid from the responsibility to speak out with the excuse that enough people were already involved in shining a light on my monster. In reality, I was trying to save myself the challenge of explaining several things to my loved ones: Why, when I had casually mentioned that I had been bullied like many others by Harvey , I had excluded a couple of details.