Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie have joined the ranks of Hollywood women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
Both Paltrow and Jolie have described accounts from the 1990s where Weinstein attempted to lure them into physical encounters in hotel rooms, both stars told the New York Times on Tuesday.
?I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,? Paltrow told the Times of an incident in 1995. Paltrow had landed a lead role in a Jane Austen adaptation ?Emma,? financed and distributed by Weinstein?s company Miramax.
Before the start of production, Weinstein invited Paltrow to his room at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills for a work meeting, the actress said. It ended with Weinstein ?placing his hands on her and suggesting they head to the bedroom for massages,? Paltrow said.
Many of Weinstein?s accusers, who have steadily come forward since a New York Times last week and a New Yorker investigative piece on Tuesday, have similar accusations about hotel room encounters.
So did Jolie.
?I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,? Jolie said. ?This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable.?
