Cara Delevingne says Harvey Weinstein tried to force a threesome on her
Add Cara Delevingne to the list of women who’ve allegedly been victimized by Harvey Weinstein.
Cara posted a lengthy Instagram caption today claiming the producer not only tried to force a threesome on her, but also asked her on the phone if she’d slept with any women she’d been photographed with — and told her that if she came out publicly, she’d never make it in Hollywood.
Plus, Cara alleges that when she tried to flee the hotel room, Weinstein’s assistant told her to go back up to the room because her car wasn’t there.
“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,” Cara wrote.
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Back in the room, she says she started singing out of nervousness to make the vibe feel more like an audition than an attempted assault. She says she then tried to leave again, and Weinstein blocked the door and tried to kiss her.
She ended up escaping, but later had two roles in Weinstein films — “Paper Towns” and “Tulip Fever.” She says that like many other sexual harassment and assault victims, she’s been wracked with guilt ever since. This is a common reaction to sexual assault and harassment, especially when people perpetuate rape culture by saying that some victims ask for it by dressing a certain way.
“I was so hesitant about speaking out,” she wrote. “I didn’t want to hurt his family. I felt guilty as if I did something wrong.”
Cara joins Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and many other women who’ve complained about this behavior from Harvey Weinstein. Some have even accused him of rape.
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Here’s Cara’s statement in full:
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.
