Rebel Wilson is sharing her #MeToo story. In a recent interview with People to discuss her new film Senior Year, the 42-year-old actress revealed that she was harassed by a former male costar, whom she did not name. Click inside to read more… “It was awful and disgusting,” she recalled. “And all the behavior afterwards — this was all before #MeToo — where they kind of tried to destroy me and my career.
If it had happened after #MeToo, then I could have just blasted them.” “Because I’m a lawyer, I documented it,” Rebel noted. “I called my rep.
I got certain things in writing about what happened.” She went on to say that she tried to share her story with other people in Hollywood, telling the outlet: “Definitely amongst industry circles, I made sure people knew what happened.” Rebel added that it’s still something she has a hard time wrapping her head around the situation. “Why did I stay in that situation … with that awful guy?” she asked. “I should have left.
It wasn’t worth it. But at the same time, I was like, ‘Oh well, do the right thing, be a professional and finish the movie.’ Now I would never do that.” “I thought even complaining to my agency was a big step.
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