De mange anklager mod Harvey Weinstein har sendt rystelser gennem Hollywood, hvor stadig flere står frem med ubehagelige historier om sexchikane og overgreb fra filmbranchens magtelite.
Skuespiller og den tidligere football-stjerne Terry Crews (‘Brooklyn-99’, ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘White Chicks’) står nu frem med en sexchikaneberetning rettet mod en unavngiven Hollywood-executive, der befamlede Crews ved en branchesammenkomst i 2016.
»Min kone og jeg var til en Hollywood-sammenkomst sidste år, hvor en højtrangerende Hollywoodchef kom over til mig, og ragede mig i skridtet. Jeg hoppede tilbage og sagde ‘hvad har du gang i?!’ Min kone så det hele, og vi kiggede på ham, som var han sindssyg. Han grinede bare som en nar«, skriver Crews i en række Twitter-opslag.
Terry Crews har ikke sat navn på befamleren, men på Twitter fortæller skuespilleren, at han overvejede at smadre ham, men endte med at tage hjem.
»240 lbs. sort mand smadrer Hollywood Honco ville have været overskriften dagen efter. Og jeg ville sandsynligvis ikke have haft muligheden for at læse den, fordi JEG VILLE HAVE VÆRET I FÆNGSEL. Så vi gik«.
Crews beretter, at befamleren tog kontakt til ham dagen efter for at undskylde – dog uden at forklare handlingen nærmere. Og af frygt for at få Hollywood-cheferne på nakken valgte skuespilleren ikke at gøre mere ud af sagen.
»Jeg forstår og sympatiserer med dem, der forblev stille. Forhåbentlig vil min historie afskrække et rovdyr og tilskynde dem, der føler sig håbløse«, afslutter Crews.
This whole thing with Harvey Weinstein is giving me PTSD. Why? Because this kind of thing happened to ME. (1/Cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
My wife n I were at a Hollywood function last year n a high level Hollywood executive came over 2 me and groped my privates. (2/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
Jumping back I said What are you doing?! My wife saw everything n we looked at him like he was crazy. He just grinned like a jerk. (3/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
I was going to kick his ass right then— but I thought twice about how the whole thing would appear. (4/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
“240 lbs. Black Man stomps out Hollywood Honcho” would be the headline the next day. (5/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
Only I probably wouldn’t have been able to read it because I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN JAIL. So we left.
(6/cont.)— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
That night and the next day I talked to everyone I knew that worked with him about what happened. (7/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
He called me the next day with an apology but never really explained why he did what he did. (8/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
I decided not 2 take it further becuz I didn’t want 2b ostracized— par 4 the course when the predator has power n influence. (9/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
I let it go. And I understand why many women who this happens to let it go. (10/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
Who’s going 2 believe you? ( few) What r the repercussions?(many) Do u want 2 work again? (Yes) R you prepared 2b ostracized?(No)(11/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
I love what I do. But it’s a shame and the height of disappointment when someone tries to takes advantage of that. (12/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
He knows who he is. But sumtimes Uhav2 wait & compare notes w/ others who’ve been victimized in order 2gain a position of strength. (13cont)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
I understand and empathize with those who have remained silent. But Harvey Weinstein is not the only perpetrator. (14/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
Hollywood is not the only business we’re this happens, and to the casualties of this behavior— you are not alone. (15/cont.)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
Hopefully, me coming forward with my story will deter a predator and encourage someone who feels hopeless. (16/end)
— terrycrews (@terrycrews) October 10, 2017
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