Actress changes names. - Molly Ringwald, an '80s icon, discusses her encounters with sexual harassment in the Hollywood industry.
The MeToo movement brought to light the unfair power dynamics and sexual assaults that had been prevalent in Hollywood for years, with actresses being the ones to break the silence after experiencing fear of retaliation and consequences.
Molly Ringwald - Another Victim of Hollywood's Dark Side
Molly Ringwald, an actress known for her iconic roles in the '80s, has also spoken about her experiences in the past. In the podcast "WTF with Marc Maron," she said:"There were always sex predators around in Hollywood when you were a young actress." She also revealed that she had been taken advantage of.
Ringwald had shot one of her most famous movies, "Sixteen Candles," when she was just 15 years old. However, she clarified that she had not been assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, so she felt grateful for that.
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Back in 2016, Ringwald had written about the "other Harvey Weinsteins" for the magazine "New Yorker." "When I was 13, a 50-year-old crew member told me he would teach me to dance, and then pressed himself against me with an erection," she wrote. "When I was 14, a married director on set stuck his tongue in my mouth," says the actress.
What's shocking is that all this occurred while Ringwald had her parents around her for protection. In her current thoughts, she expresses her gratitude for their presence, imagining the horrors she might have faced without them.
Source: "Page Six" / "New Yorker"
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