Salma Hayek Reveals Terrifying Ordeal with Harvey Weinstein, including Death Threat and Forced n^de Scene

In a powerful personal essay for The New York Times, actress Salma Hayek opens up about her own harrowing experiences with disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Alongside countless other women, Hayek claims that Weinstein not only asked her for s**ual favors, but also subjected her to physical and emotional abuse during the production of the 2002 biopic, Frida.

Disturbingly, she even alleges that Weinstein threatened her life.

Recalling one instance, Hayek shares that Weinstein menacingly told her, “I will kill you, don't think I can't,” after she refused to comply with one of his demands.

Despite enduring such traumatic encounters, Hayek chose to keep her allegations to herself for many years.

She believed that her story would go unheard, as she had been made to feel insignificant by Weinstein and others.

During the making of Frida under Weinstein's company, Miramax, Hayek describes him as a “monster.”

She claims that she frequently had to reject his s**ual advances, which ranged from requesting her to shower with him or allowing him to watch her shower, to asking for massages, suggesting a n^ked massage from a friend, demanding oral s**, and proposing that she engage in n^dty with another woman.

However, not all of Weinstein's demands were explicitly s**ual.

Hayek recounts an incident when he called her in the middle of the night, urging her to fire her agent.

On another occasion, he physically dragged her out of the opening gala of the Venice Film Festival, dedicated to Frida, so that she could attend his private party with him.

Hayek further reveals that Weinstein consistently placed obstacles in her path as she fought to bring Frida to fruition.

In order to proceed with the film, which she produced and starred in, Hayek had to resort to hiring lawyers and pursue legal action against Weinstein for acting in bad faith.

But even then, the demands continued.

In an attempt to absolve himself legally, Hayek claims that Weinstein insisted on script rewrites, securing $10 million in financing, hiring a renowned director, and assembling a star-studded cast—all at her expense.

Throughout the production, Hayek alleges that Weinstein subjected her and Frida director Julie Taymor to constant berating.

Moreover, he pressured Hayek into including a full-frontal n^de s** scene with another woman, despite it not being part of the original script.

Taymor's representatives have yet to respond to Vanity Fair's request for comment.

Although Hayek eventually agreed to shoot the scene, she experienced a nervous breakdown on set.

Overwhelmed by the thought of filming solely to appease Weinstein, she recalls uncontrollable crying and vomiting.

In order to continue, she had to take tranquilizers, which stopped the tears but exacerbated the nausea.

Hayek emphasizes that this was far from a glamorous moment but rather a desperate coping mechanism.

Despite Weinstein's alleged attempts to sabotage the production, Frida was successfully released and received six Oscar nominations, including one for Best Actress, which Hayek earned.

Hayek concludes her essay by expressing her hope that sharing her story will shed light on the difficulties women faced in speaking out and the reasons for their prolonged silence.

She believes that men like Weinstein took advantage of their power to s**ually harass, while women today are finally finding their voices in this new era.