Actress Salma Hayek has revealed that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein forced her to include a lesbian sex scene in her film Frida.
Ms Hayek, who was nominated for an Oscar for her iconic portrayal of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in the 2002 film, wrote in the New York Times about her shocking experiences of Weinstein – who has faced dozens of allegations of sexual assault and harassment over the past few months.
The actress and filmmaker alleged that she rejected a number of advances from Weinstein – who attempted to get her to take a shower with him, perform oral sex, and get naked with another woman.
Salma Hayek (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
However, after her relationship with Weinstein turned sour, the actress alleges that he used her passion project film to force her to get naked.
She revealed: “He told me he was going to shut down the film because no one would want to see me in that role.”
Ms Hayek added: “He offered me one option to continue. He would let me finish the film if I agreed to do a sex scene with another woman. And he demanded full-frontal nudity.
“He had been constantly asking for more skin, for more sex…. it was clear to me he would never let me finish this movie without him having his fantasy one way or another. There was no room for negotiation.”
Salma Hayek (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
She added: “I had to say yes. By now so many years of my life had gone into this film.
“We were about five weeks into shooting, and I had convinced so many talented people to participate. How could I let their magnificent work go to waste?
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