Salma Hayek Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Harassment

Salma Hayek describes numerous instances of alleged abuse and sexual harassment from Harvey Weinstein in a new editorial in the New York Times titled "Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster."/www.salon.com

Hayek says these experiences occurred during their collaboration on "Frida," a Frida Kahlo biopic and passion project for the actor that she not only starred in, but produced and essentially willed into being. "My greatest ambition was to tell her story," she wrote, adding that she thought Weinstein was the perfect person to help her bring the biopic to life.

The original deal they struck was unequal, but in Hayek's mind, it was worth it to pursue her goal. "I did not care about the money," Hayek said. "I was so excited to work with him and that company. In my naïveté, I thought my dream had come true. He had validated the last 14 years of my life. He had taken a chance on me — a nobody."

Hayek said the abuse and harassment began shortly after the partnership began. She claims had to deny him entry to her hotel rooms repeatedly, to tell him she would not shower with him, that he could not watch her shower, that he could not give her a massage, that he did not have permission to give her oral sex, and that she would not give in to his many, many other inappropriate, offensive requests.

"And with every refusal came Harvey's Machiavellian rage," Hayek wrote. "I don't think he hated anything more than the word 'no.'"

She continued, "The range of his persuasion tactics went from sweet-talking me to that one time when, in an attack of fury, he said the terrifying words, 'I will kill you, don't think I can't.'"

Hayek says after Weinstein was finally convinced that she would not sleep or submit to him, he threatened to give the lead...