Shameless Harvey Weinstein wouldn’t even let age come between him and his prey, according to Kate Beckinsale.
The Underworld actress, 44, revealed in an Instagram post on Thursday that the movie mogul came onto her when she was just a 17-year-old ingénue.
Like many of his alleged victims, Beckinsale says Weinstein tried to assault her during a hotel room meeting early on in her career.
Kate Beckinsale revealed Thursday that Harvey Weinstein came onto her when she was just 17 years old
Beckinsale made the revelation in an Instagram post, including what apperas to be a picture of her from that age
‘I was called to meet Harvey Weinstein at the Savoy Hotel when I was 17. I assumed it would be in a conference room which was very common. When I arrived, reception told me to go to his room.
‘He opened the door in his bathrobe. I was incredibly naive and young and it did not cross my mind that this older, unattractive man would expect me to have any sexual interest in him. After declining alcohol and announcing that I had school in the morning I left, uneasy but unscathed,’ Beckinsale wrote.
A few years later, she says Weinstein recalled their first meeting and asked if he had ‘tried anything’.
‘I realized he couldn’t remember if he had assaulted me or not,’ Beckinsale said.
Beckinsale says turning Weinstein negatively impacted her career.
‘It speaks to the status quo in this business that I was aware that standing up for myself and saying no to things, while it did allow me to feel uncompromised in myself, undoubtedly harmed my career and was never something I felt supported by anyone other than my family,’ she said.