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Lena Headey is getting existent astir nan “weird protection” of “predatory men” successful Hollywood and reveals what “shocked” her astir nan guidance to nan Game of Thrones nudity scandal.
In a caller interview, nan GoT prima who played Cersei Lannister successful nan HBO imagination bid opened up astir nan backlash she sewage for utilizing a assemblage double for nan naked locomotion of shame successful Season 5.
“I was really shocked by nan anger, by this thought that I’d duped nan audience,” Headey told The Telegraph. “But by that constituent everyone knew [the cast], it was insane simply going anywhere, and I was pinch 3000 extras. Acting is simply a joyousness but it requires a batch of you. I wouldn’t person been capable to do nan affectional portion of nan job; I’d person been successful afloat connected protect mode.”
In 2017, Headey accused Harvey Weinstein, who is now successful situation for aggregate intersexual battle charges, of making suggestive comments astatine nan Venice Film Festival while promoting The Brothers Grimm. Years later, Headey said Weinstein invited her to his edifice to show her a script.
“The weird protection that we connection predatory men successful nan business because of nan disproportionate powerfulness they wield, group against nan request among susceptible actresses to activity to put nutrient connected nan array to get nan occupation — it makes maine very angry,” she told nan publication. “A occupation tin beryllium wholly soured by 1 personification who, for immoderate reason, is allowed to get distant pinch it. It was only erstwhile nan #MeToo activity erupted [in 2017] that we realized — oh, this is everywhere.”
She continued, “I deliberation astir young women I speak to now successful this business are truthful savvy. The cognition coming is, ‘I’m not f—ing doing that.'”
