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Salma Hayek reveals she was also sexually harassed by ‘monster’ Harvey Weinstein

The actress is the latest woman to accuse the producer of sexual harassment

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Salma Hayek is the latest woman to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexually harassing her.

The Mexican actress detailed his harassment in a column for The New York Times, the same publication that initially exposed the Hollywood producer back in October.

Salma alleged that Harvey frequently harassed her while they were working on the biopic Frida back in 2002.

The star described how she was initially excited to work with him, but things soon turned sour when she realised that Harvey was a “monster”.

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“I did not care about the money; I was so excited to work with him and that company,” she wrote.

“In my naïveté, I thought my dream had come true. He had validated the last 14 years of my life. He had taken a chance on me – a nobody. He had said yes.

“Little did I know it would become my turn to say no… No to me taking a shower with him. No to letting him watch me take a shower. No to letting him give me a massage. No to letting a naked friend of his give me a massage…

“And with every refusal came Harvey’s Machiavellian rage,” she explained.

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Salma also revealed why she waited so long to come forward with her allegations.

“I hid from the responsibility to speak out with the excuse that enough people were already involved in shining a light on my monster. I didn’t consider my voice important, nor did I think it would make a difference.

“In reality, I was trying to save myself the challenge of explaining several things to my loved ones: Why, when I had casually mentioned that I had been bullied like many others by Harvey, I had excluded a couple of details. And why, for so many years, we have been cordial to a man who hurt me so deep.”

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“When so many women came forward to describe what Harvey had done to them, I had to confront my cowardice and humbly accept that my story, as important as it was to me, was nothing but a drop in an ocean of sorrow and confusion.”

“I am grateful for everyone who is listening to our experiences. I hope that adding my voice to the chorus of those who are finally speaking out will shed light on why it is so difficult, and why so many of us have waited so long.

“Men sexually harassed because they could. Women are talking today because, in this new era, we finally can,” she added.

Harvey, 65, has “unequivocally denied” all allegations of non-consensual sex.

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