Selection through the bed as to the order of things in Hollywood?
In the past the Directors and producers in Hollywood almost did not hide that the selected Actresses for his films “through the bed”. However, women working in the American film industry, they say that now not so much.
Many say that sexual exploitation is the price you have to pay for the opportunity to be a part of the industry.
The news that at least 30 women have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and four of rape, has saddened and angered the inhabitants of the “dream factory”.
But no one was particularly surprised, and as suggested by some, soon followed by revelations of other well-known filmmakers.
“I think everybody’s shocked, but not surprised,” said the actress Rita Moreno at a gala evening in Beverly hills, dedicated to women on TV. 85-year-old Moreno urged women to share their stories. She said that it was aggressively pursued by the Director of the film Studio when she was 19 years old.
Weinstein received an Oscar for the film “Shakespeare in Love”, but now this achievement seems doubtful because there were reports about how he grossly abused his position.
However, the female part of Hollywood claim that sexual harassment is not uncommon. Faced with this actress and women working on movie sets and TV studios.
We talked with dozens of people in Hollywood, working in the scene, and behind the scenes.
Almost all said that they had to deal with sexism, although cases of such outrageous conduct, which appear in the charges against Vanshtein, did not say no.
But began to understand the extent of this phenomenon. Among others were the stories about the producers, offering a job in exchange for sex. However, in most of the stories appeared mocking and disrespectful remarks.
“The selection through the bed is still the hot topic in Hollywood. Many women become victims. They incline to have sex in exchange for getting a job, keeping a job or a promotion”, — said the lawyer Gloria Allred, representing the interests of women, who put forward the allegations against Weinstein.
According to Allred, she is calling women with stories about other powerful representatives in Hollywood.
Phones organization “Women in film” are ringing off the hook after this week, there was a hotline where you can report cases of abuse.