Harvey Weinstein Sexual Abuse: Brad Pitt Threatened to Kill the Producer, Reveals Gwyneth Paltrow

The #TimesUp movement has given a new voice to Hollywood and Bollywood personalities. The whole scenario came into the limelight after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual harassment by more than 60 film artists of the industry. After several actresses came out of the shell to unveil the true side of this alleged sexual abuser, Gwyneth Paltrow adds her bit. In an interview to The Guardian, she revealed shocking details about her encounter with Harvey and how Brad Pitt came to her rescue. The Fight Club actor even threatened to kill Weinstein!

The incident goes back to the time when a 22-year-old Paltrow was hired by the producer for the movie 'Emma'. Her then- boyfriend Brad Pitt went out of the way to make her feel safe. The actress told the publication, "We had one incident in a hotel room where he tried to make a pass at me." Adding that she was asked to give him a massage, she said, "It was weird.I was alone in a room with him. It was out of the blue. I was blind-sided. I was shocked."

It is then, when she instantly told the incident to Brad. "I told him right away and I was very shaken by the whole thing. We were at the opening of Hamlet on Broadway. Harvey was there and Brad Pitt – it was like the equivalent of throwing him against the wall, energetically. He said, ‘If you ever make her feel uncomfortable again, I’ll kill you.’ Or something like that. It was so fantastic. He leveraged his fame and power to protect me at a time when I didn’t have fame or power yet, " revealed the Iron Man actress.

Well, looks like it is a no-escape trap for this Hollywood biggie now. We hope that the movement makes more of the actresses comfortable in speaking up against sexual abuse further.

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