Angelina Jolie Once Refused To Work With S*xual Predator Harvey Weinstein. ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
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Actors convey a lot through their career choices, like the time when Angelina Jolie rejected working with disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. Sex*al allegations against Weinstein were first reported in 2017, and soon, several actresses from the industry started to come out and share their stories. The list of accusers was long and full of famous names.
Angelina is an influential personality, but it took years for her to attain this kind of success and prominence in Hollywood. Although she refused to work with Weinstein, her then-partner Brad Pitt worked with him, leaving the Eternals star upset about it. Jolie and Pitt were together for years before splitting up, and they were the It couple in the industry. Jolie and Pitt often made headlines from their time together to their split and even now.
Angelina Jolie worked with Harvey Weinstein in the late 90s. Her film Playing By Heart was under Weinstein’s Miramax film, and years after that, Jolie was offered the film The Aviator starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, John C Reilly, Gwen Stefani, and others. Celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese directed it. She opened up about it in an interview with The Guardian.
Angelina Jolie explained how women fail to understand that the attempt and the experience of the attempt of sexual harassment is an assault. Jolie said, “It was beyond a pass; it was something I had to escape.”
She added, “I stayed away and warned people about him. I remember telling Jonny [Lee Miller,] my first husband, who was great about it, to spread the word to other guys — don’t let girls go alone with him.” As mentioned earlier, she was upset when Brad Pitt worked with him in Inglorious Bastards, which was co-produced by The Weinstein Company.
Angelina Jolie explained, “I was asked to do The Aviator, but I said no because he was involved. I never associated or worked with him again. It was hard for me when Brad did.” She revealed that she fought with Pitt over it and was hurt. Jolie explained how Brad’s working with the disgraced film mogul dismissed her as one of the survivors.
He was accused of assaulting around 107 women. Actresses like Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lawrence, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, and many more were allegedly his victims. As per reports, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison in addition to his 23-year sentence.
