Cara Delevingne Says Harvey Weinstein Tried to Force Her Into a Threesome for a Film Role

Trigger Warning: This article discusses sexual assault.

Cara Delevingne has spoken out about being sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer at the center of a string of assault and rape allegations.

On Instagram, the model and actress shared two disturbing interactions with Weinstein.

The first involved an inappropriate phone call early in her career, where Weinstein allegedly asked if she was really sleeping with the women she’d been “seen out with in the media”.

“I answered none of his questions and hurried off the phone but before I hung up, he said to me that if I was gay or decided to be with a woman especially in public that I’d never get the role of a straight woman or make it as an actress in Hollywood,” she continued.

The second encounter is even more alarming. Delevingne says that after meeting with a director in a hotel lobby about an “upcoming film” (presumed to be the Weinstein-produced Tulip Fever), she was invited to Weinstein’s hotel room. After declining, she was told by an assistant that a car to pick her up wouldn’t arrive for some time, and that she “should go to his room”.

“At that moment I felt very powerless and scared but didn’t want to act that way hoping that I was wrong about the situation,” she wrote.

“When I arrived I was relieved to find another woman in his room and thought immediately I was safe. He asked us to kiss and she began some sort of advances upon his direction.”

Delevingne says she tried to distract by asking “if he knew that I could sing”, before performing to make the situation “better… more professional… like an audition”.

However, after attempting to leave, Delevingne claims Weinstein “walked me to the door and stood in front of it and tried to kiss me on the lips.”

You can read her full account below.

 

When I first started to work as an actress, i was working on a film and I received a call from‎ Harvey Weinstein asking if I had slept with any of the women I was seen out with in the media. It was a very odd and uncomfortable call....i answered none of his questions and hurried off the phone but before I hung up, he said to me that If I was gay or decided to be with a woman especially in public that I'd never get the role of a straight woman or make it as an actress in Hollywood. A year or two later, I went to a meeting with him in the lobby of a hotel with a director about an upcoming film. The director left the meeting and Harvey asked me to stay and chat with him. As soon as we were alone he began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature. He then invited me to his room. I quickly declined and asked his assistant if my car was outside. She said it wasn't and wouldn't be for a bit and I should go to his room. At that moment I felt very powerless and scared but didn't want to act that way hoping that I was wrong about the situation. When I arrived I was relieved to find another woman in his room and thought immediately I was safe. He asked us to kiss and she began some sort of advances upon his direction. I swiftly got up and asked him if he knew that I could sing. And I began to sing....i thought it would make the situation better....more professional....like an audition....i was so nervous. After singing I said again that I had to leave. He walked me to the door and stood in front of it and tried to kiss me on the lips. I stopped him and managed to get out of the room. I still got the part for the film and always thought that he gave it to me because of what happened. Since then I felt awful that I did the movie. I felt like I didn't deserve the part. I was so hesitant about speaking out....I didn't want to hurt his family. I felt guilty as if I did something wrong. I was also terrified that this sort of thing had happened to so many women I know but no one had said anything because of fear.

A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:39am PDT

 

I want women and girls to know that being harassed or abused or raped is NEVER their fault and not talking about it will always cause more damage than speaking the truth. I am relieved to be able to share this....i actually feel better and I'm proud of the women who are brave enough to speak....this isn't easy but there are strength in our numbers. As I said, this is only the beginning. In every industry and especially in Hollywood, men abuse their power using fear and get away with it. This must stop. The more we talk about it, the less power we give them. I urge you all to talk and to the people who defend these men, you are part of the problem

A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:41am PDT

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