Denise Richards pressured to keep silent about alleged sexual harassment to avoid Hollywood blacklist

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During her rise to fame, Denise Richards avoided being "blacklisted" in Hollywood as she kept quiet about an alleged sexual harassment claim.

The 54-year-old reality star confessed there was a point in her early career when she considered filing a sexual harassment lawsuit but was pressured to keep quiet. "I was told I would be blacklisted," Richards shared with People. "I felt so vulnerable.This was the career I wanted to do.To be told that you're never going to work in an industry that you are passionate about, it's a hard thing." While Richards has created a name for herself over the last three decades in Hollywood, the actress said she’s "amazed" about the impactful changes in the industry – especially during the #MeToo movement. "I was told I would be blacklisted.

I felt so vulnerable." — Denise Richards "There definitely needed to be a change — and not just in the entertainment industry," she remarked. "I am glad that women are able to have more of a voice and be more protected." "If that happened at this age, I would handle it differently, but I was so young and an unknown and [just] starting out." The OnlyFans model’s comments come on the heels of the launch of her reality show, "Denise Richards & Her Wild Things." Richards reflected on her Hollywood career as she viewed the industry through the lens of her three daughters – Sami, 20, ans Lola, 19, whom she shares with ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

Richards adopted daughter Eloise in 2011. "I wish I had the confidence that they have, because I would never be able to stand out for myself the way they do," she explained.