Thandie Newton Opens up About Horrifying Encounter with Director

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Hollywood can be a cruel place for actors when it comes to the behind the scenes drama, and Thandie Newton recently opened up about a horrific encounter with a director that is making headline news.

In a recent interview with W Magazine, Thandie Newton revealed a rather disturbing situation she had with a director while she auditioned for a role.

Huffington Post writes:

The 43-year-old actress recalled a narrative all too familiar in Hollywood, reinforcing the idea that gross misconduct often occurs between older male heavyweights in the industry and young women.

“A director, on a callback, had a camera shooting up my skirt and asked me to touch my tits and think about the guy making love to me in the scene,” Newton said. “I thought, ‘OK, this is a little weird,’ but there was a female casting director in the room and I’d done weird stuff before so I did it.”

The “Crash” actress said she didn’t think of the incident until many years later, when a producer drunkenly told her, “Oh, Thandie, I’ve seen you recently!” After her husband, Ol Parker, confronted the man, the actress found out what happened to her casting video.

“It turns out that the director was showing that audition tape to his friends after poker games at his house,” the actress said. “And they would all get off on it.”

By: Amanda Anderson-Niles