- The Scandal star said he was in his final year of acting school when an unidentified male abused his power
- Goldwyn was compelled to speak out after praising Lupita Nyong’o for revealing she was one of Harvey Weinstein’s victims
- The 57-year-old actor said his ordeal happened on the ‘casting couch’ and he thought it was his fault because he misunderstood the situation
- He added that he was able to get out of the situation with the unnamed man
Tony Goldwyn has revealed he was sexually harassed as a young actor.
The Scandal star said he was in his final year of acting school when an unidentified male abused his power.
Goldwyn, who is one of the latest actors to come forward with a firsthand ordeal, felt compelled to speak out after praising Lupita Nyong’o for revealing she was one of Harvey Weinstein’s victims.
In an op-ed for the New York Times, Nyong’o claimed that Weinstein had made unwanted advances to her on more than one occasion and that he once threatened to ruin her career when she turned him down.
Scandal star Tony Goldwyn told Access Hollywood (above) he was in his final year of acting school when an unidentified male abused his power and sexually harassed him
Goldywn tweeted his support for Nyong’o and told Access Hollywood he was ‘horrified and moved’ by her story.
‘It happened to me as a young guy, when I was literally Lupita’s age. It happened to me by a man and it wasn’t as extended or awful as what Lupita went through, but it was the same thing,’ he said.
‘It was the casting couch and I didn’t understand quite what was going on, or what was happening.
‘I thought it was my fault. I thought I was misunderstanding the situation, and only afterwards did I realize what had happened. It took me a couple years to get over it.
Goldwyn was compelled to speak out after praising Lupita Nyong’o for revealing she was one of Harvey Weinstein’s victims. He tweeted his support for the actress last week
While speaking out in support of Lupita, Goldwyn revealed he was sexually harassed when he was the same age as her in a ‘casting couch’ incident
‘It was similar in that I got out of the situation. It’s something women have to deal with in every situation, in every industry with powerful men.’
Showing his support for Nyong’o last week, Goldwyn tweeted: ‘TY @Lupita_Nyongo ! Women need to know your brothers have your backs. Real men aren’t ‘like that.’ End the silence.’
Nyong’o is one of many women to accuse the Hollywood producer of sexual harassment.
She claims he once tried to undress in front of her at his home and told her that to be in the business she had to be ‘willing to do this kind of thing’.
The 57-year-old actor said his ordeal happened on the ‘casting couch’ and he thought it was his fault because he misunderstood the situation