Weinstein threatened to kill me: Salma Hayek (Lead)
Los Angeles Dec 14 (IANS) Actress Salma Hayek has described Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein as a rage-fuelled "monster" alleging he sexually harassed and threatened her. Weinstein has denied the accusation.
Writing in the New York Times Hayek said Weinstein once told her: "I will kill you don t think I can t " BBC reported on Wednesday.
Dozens of actresses including Rose McGowan Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow have accused Weinstein of harassment or assault. He gas denies all the allegations of non-consensual sex.
Hayek 51 a Mexican-American described working with Weinstein on what she called her "greatest ambition" - telling the story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
After striking a deal with Weinstein for the rights of the film that would eventually become 2002 s "Frida" Hayek wrote it became "my turn to say no".
"No to me taking a shower with him. 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. No to letting him give me oral sex. No to my getting naked with another woman " she wrote.
She accused him of threatening to shut the film down unless she filmed a nude sex scene with another actress.
"I had to take a tranquilizer which eventually stopped the crying but made the vomiting worse " she wrote of her emotional turmoil at filming a scene she thought unnecessary.
"As you can imagine this was not sexy but it was the only way I could get through the scene."
Frida would eventually gather six Oscar nominations including a Best Actress nod for Hayek.
Weinstein has been accused of rape sexual assault and harassment but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships.
Weinstein also denied Hayek s accusations.
"All of the sexual allegations as portrayed by (Hayek) are not accurate and others who witnessed the events have a different account of what transpired " Weinstein s spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that Weinstein "regards Salma Hayek a first-class actress" and admits "there was creative friction" on the set of "Frida".
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