MOSCOW, May 23. The star of «Allies» Marion Cotillard complained of harassment in Hollywood. She shared her negative experience at the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline reported.
The actress presented the film «Little Girl in Blue», dedicated to harassment, at the screening and spoke about similar situations in her life.
«I've been an actress for a long time and I was put in situations I shouldn't have been in. There are still sick men and sometimes women who use aspiring actors,» Cotillard shared. .
She noted that contemporary artists should openly fight against harassment in the film industry.
“Today, young actresses know that it’s wrong that if someone asks you for something that doesn’t suit you, you can say no.” I didn’t know about this when I was a young actress It was a completely different time,» the celebrity concluded.
The topic of sexual harassment has become one of the most painful in Hollywood. Actresses for the first time began to talk massively about harassment from directors and producers after a high-profile story with Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexual crimes by several women at once.
One of the first mass campaign against sexual harassment in the film industry began actress Alyssa Milano. She encouraged other artists to be open about their experiences.