Angelina Jolie Says She “Warned People” About Harvey Weinstein

Angelina Jolie has been making headlines as of late because of her and Brad Pitt‘s ongoing custody battle which started after the pair’s 2019 divorce. She can also be receiving consideration for her upcoming position in Chloe Zhao’s Marvel movie The Eternals.

In a current interview with The Guardian, nevertheless, the media outlet spoke to the actress about an encounter she had with now-convicted rapist and former film producer Harvey Weinstein early on in her profession. She divulged how the trauma of that incident led her to show down a job in Martin Scorsese‘s The Aviator due to Weinstein’s involvement.

Her feedback got here when she was requested concerning the first time she felt disrespected within the business.

“Erm… properly, no shock, Harvey Weinstein. I labored with him once I was younger.” stated Jolie who was solely 21 when she made the 1998 Miramax romantic comedy Playing by Heart, which Weinstein govt produced.

She says that she was capable of escape Weinstein, however that ladies typically downplay their assaults in the event that they managed to get away.

“When you get your self out of the room, you suppose he tried however didn’t, proper? The reality is that the try and the expertise of the try is an assault,” she stated.

As for specifics of what occurred in the course of the encounter, Jolie stated, “I actually don’t need to derail the ebook into tales about Harvey,” including that it was positively an abuse of energy. “It was. It was past a cross, it was one thing I needed to escape. I stayed away and warned individuals about him. I keep in mind telling Jonny [Lee Miller], my first husband, who was nice about it, to unfold the phrase to different guys — don’t let women go alone with him.”

Jolie added that after the incident, she turned down a significant position in Martin Scorsese’s 2004 Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator, merely because of Weinstein’s participation within the undertaking.

“I used to be requested to do ‘The Aviator,’ however I stated no as a result of he was concerned. I by no means related or labored with him once more. It was exhausting for me when Brad did.”

Jolie stated she has fought along with her then-partner Pitt in 2009 when he took on a job in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, which was co-produced by the Weinstein Firm. She additionally divulged that Pitt approached Weinstein in 2012 to function a producer on Andrew Dominik’s darkish thriller Killing Them Softly, which additional upset her.

“We fought about it. In fact it harm,” stated Jolie, who added that she refused to attend any crimson carpet occasions for the film.

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