Rebel Wilson tweets about being sexually harassed by a 'male star' and 'top director'
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Rebel Wilson.
- Rebel Wilson tweeted on Saturday about being sexual harassed.
- Once was by a "male star" another time was by a "top director."
- She vows to "no longer be POLITE" if she witnesses behavior like this going forward.
Rebel Wilson is the latest actress to share her experience of being sexually harassed in Hollywood.
The "Pitch Perfect" star took to Twitter on Saturday and fired off tweets about what she has gone through in her career. Once with a "male star" in a "position of power," and then also a "hotel encounter" with a "top director."
"As you guys know, I'm a pretty strong and confident person but even I have a story to tell," Wilson wrote in her first tweet.
"A male star, in a position of power asked me to go into a room with him and then asked me repeatedly to stick my finger up his a--," Wilson went on to tweet. Adding that the actor's male friends were also there and tried to record the incident on their iPhones. She refused and was able to get out of the room.
Wilson said she was later "threatened" by one of the star's representatives to "be nice" and support the male star. She has since told others to stay clear of the male star.
Wilson also tweeted: "Earlier in my career, I also had a 'hotel room' encounter with a top director. I thought we were there to talk comedy. Nothing physical happened because the guy's wife called and started abusing him over the phone for sleeping with actresses."
The actress closed her tweets by stating that going forward she would "no longer be POLITE" if she witnessed this type of behavior again.
"Interpret that as you will," she tweeted.
Here are Wilson's tweets on being sexual harassed:
I've been away in a 'bubble' of sorts creating new comedy overseas but it's so hard to hear all these stories relating to sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood. As you guys know, I'm a pretty strong and confident person but even I have a story to tell.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017A male star, in a position of power asked me to go into a room with him and then asked me repeatedly to stick my finger up his ass. All whilst his male 'friends' tried to film the incident on their iPhones and laughed. I repeatedly said no and eventually got out of the room.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017I called my agent immediately and my lawyer made a complaint with the studio - basically to protect myself that in the event something similar ever occurred I'd be able to walk out of the job and not obliged to return.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017Later I was threatened by one of the star's representatives to be nice and support the male star. I refused. The whole thing was disgusting.
I've told hundreds of people in the industry the story in more graphic detail basically to warn them off this individual.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017Earlier in my career, I also had a 'hotel room' encounter with a top director. I thought we were there to talk comedy. Nothing physical happened because the guy's wife called and started abusing him over the phone for sleeping with actresses and luckily she was yelling so loud...
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017that I could hear her and I bolted out of there immediately. I was so naive the thought of anything happening apart from 'work talk' didn't even cross my mind.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017I feel lucky that I grew up in a pro-female environment, going to an all-girls high school, and that I have such a strong sense of self and have taken self-defense classes. I had the ability to escape both incidents. I realize not everyone is as lucky.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017To hear how prevalent sexual harassment and assault is, is just so saddening. I know my stories aren't as horrific as other women and men have described - but if you've ever experienced anything like this I feel for you and can relate on some level.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017I know, moving forward, that if I witness this behavior, whether it happens to me or someone I know, I will no longer be POLITE. Interpret that as you will.
- Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) November 11, 2017
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