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Winona Ryder Admits that she was Sexually Harassed as a Young Actress

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Winona Ryder Admits that she was Sexually Harassed as a Young Actress

Winona Ryder has said that when she was younger, she was subjected to “a couple of difficult experiences” with individuals “who were just blatantly sexually harassing me.”

The United States actress, who is now starring in the sequel to Tim Burton‘s film Beetlejuice, which was released in 1988, said that “in retrospect” such events “really soured” her attitude towards the process of creating movies.

In an interview with the publication Esquire UK, the 52-year-old actress reminisced on her career, which started in the 1980s, and expressed her thoughts on the experience of meeting the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

It was stated by the actress that he would not employ her because “I think I knew a little bit too much.” In addition to this, she said, “I believe that [not being hired by him] was (for) a variety of reasons.”

“The one time I was scheduled to have a meeting with (him), I went to the Miramax office, and I extended my hand to him, and he shook my hand. After that, I sat down on the sofa, and we had a talk, and then I left.

On top of that, I was yelled at by an agent after the event had concluded. “What in the name of all that is holy? It was like, “What?” to me. It would seem that I caused him to feel insulted since I extended my hand.

Winona Ryder has said that she is able to “really understand” what his claimed victims went through. Weinstein is presently waiting for a retrial in Manhattan on accusations of rape and sexual assault.

Winona Ryder reveals she was sexually harassed as a young actress

“I had a couple of difficult experiences with a couple of people who were just blatantly sexually harassing me,” she added. “It was a particularly difficult experience for me.”

“And then, when I was in my 30s, it occurred once again. Neither of them were assaults. On the other hand, it was completely improper. Things went awry. “What the alleged victims of Weinstein and others went through is something that I completely comprehend as a person.

Because I was already well-known, it didn’t happen to me as often as it could have if I had been an actor who was having a hard time making ends meet.

“However, I do recall this sensation that you have in your head: you are bargaining, and you are considering what would occur if you said anything. In the midst of this person’s highly disturbing behavior, you are working out.

She continued by saying that she had become used to ignoring the unwelcome attention that guys displayed towards her. “It was like, ‘Ha ha!’ whenever someone was disrespecting me or hitting on me while they were under the influence of alcohol,” she added.

In a sense, you do that here. The phrase “Ha ha!” Unsuitable for use? I was able to handle it. But could you touch me? It had a really intrusive impact.”

It has been reported by Esquire UK that Winona Ryder was not a victim of Weinstein. Winona Ryder has said that she does not want to identify any of the individuals involved or to go into detail about what took place.

“I believe that when I look back on it, it really turned out to be a bad experience,” she remarked. “When it stops being amazing, you have to get out of it,” all of the great performers emphasised to me over and over again.

Those words truly struck a chord with me. She reminisced on her love life and said that she was prepared to be “a spinster” until she met her boyfriend Scott Mackinlay Hahn. Winona Ryder, who has had high-profile romances with Johnny Depp and Matt Damon, admitted that she was ready to be a spinster.

“I felt thinking, I’m finally done with this. I thought to myself, “I’ll just end up being a spinster,” she added. When it comes to younger folks, I am aware that it is a difficult thing to hear that it will occur when you are least expecting it. But…”

When asked whether they are married, Hahn said, “We are not officially married, but we are getting married soon.” He went on to say that it would take place “probably later this year.”

In addition, Winona Ryder is well-known for her roles in films such as Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, and Little Women. She now portrays the role of Joyce Byers in the Netflix series Stranger Things.

Now available for purchase is the Autumn edition of Esquire UK

Source: Independent.ie

 

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Jason Kelce Smashes Football Fan’s Phone

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Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone after the alleged heckler called his brother, Travis Kelce, a fag.

In now-viral footage published on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, Nov. 2, the retired Philadelphia Eagles great was seen accompanied by football fans outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., for the Penn State-Ohio State game.

As the individual capturing the tape lifted a fist to Jason, 36, and called his name for a fist bump, another man nearby hurled the homophobic slur at the retired Philadelphia Eagles star.

Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is a queer dating Taylor Swift?” the man questioned, referring to Travis, 34, who has been seeing Swift since 2023. Jason turned around seconds later, snatched the man’s phone, and crushed it to the ground.

“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the original X user who submitted the video remarked. “Wild scene in State College.”

Additional footage on X shows Jason smashing the phone on asphalt before picking it up and walking away. The phone’s owner, wearing a Penn State hoodie at the time of the incident, was shown in many videos strolling closely behind Jason and recording him before the conflict occurred.

Another footage published on X, which appears to have been filmed after Jason shattered the man’s phone, showed the hooded Penn State supporter trudging through a mob to pick up his phone off the ground.

“Give me my phone, bro,” he seemed to say to Jason.

The NFL alum seized the gadget first, then stood in front of the man and asked, “Who’s the fag now?” Others appeared to interfere.

The incident occurred while Jason was at Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. The Ohio State Buckeyes won Saturday’s game 20-13 over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

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Shaun White, the Olympic snowboarding champion, already has an impressive medal tally, but his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev deserves a gold medal.

On Wednesday, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram. Dobrev posted photographs of the two hugging under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.

“RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,” Dobrev said in the caption.

However, the photographs only tell half the tale, as Shaun devised an elaborate plan to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.

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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

According to a Vogue interview published Wednesday, Shaun said he assembled a team of people from the couple’s inner circle and Vogue personnel to trick Dobrev into thinking she had been invited to an intimate dinner party with Anna Wintour.

White claimed that his publicist emailed Dobrev a forged invitation to the event, which was scheduled to take place at the Golden Swan in New York City.

Dobrev accepted the invitation, joking that Shaun made it “look so legitimate.”

He even asked Dobrev’s stylist to outfit her in Chanel for the event.

Dobrev said she recognized what was happening when she entered the venue and saw White standing beneath the flowery arch.

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Shaun’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

“I went into shock,” Dobrev admitted, later adding that White “said all the right things” before she agreed.

According to the publication, after Shaun proposed, the couple partied into the early morning hours with close friends and relatives.

“Best night of my life,” Shaun captioned his Instagram story on Wednesday.

The duo first became romantically involved in 2020, and they have since publicly recorded their relationship, globe vacations, and White’s Olympic farewell on social media.

SOURCE  | CNN

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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79

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Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has passed away at 79.

Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.

Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”

Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.

Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.

She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.

In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.

Teri Garr, a comedian

Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”

She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”

Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.

“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.

The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”

Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.

 A gift for spontaneous humor

Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.

She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.

Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.

During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.

Source: AP

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