On Monday, October 4, local time, Emily Ratajkowski, a 30-year-old British actress and model, was interviewed by People magazine and spoke frankly about why she did not speak out against American singer and music producer Robin Thicke earlier, revealing that she was worried that sexual assault allegations against Robin Sike would have an impact on her career.
In an excerpt from her upcoming book, My Body, the British supermodel, once ranked third on the list of the world's most desired goddesses, finally bluntly accused Robin Sike of sexually assaulting her during the 2013 filming of the song "Blurred Lines."
Emily writes in the book, "Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and strangeness of a man's hand holding my bare breasts from behind. I instinctively walked away and looked back at Robin Sik. Robin Sik, who was wearing sunglasses, smirked and stumbled back a few steps. My head also turned to the darkness behind the set. ”
In the excerpt, Emily also recalls how she "desperately tried to minimize" the impact of the incident, which she said happened while Robin Sik was drunk. She told People magazine that she didn't make charges against Robin Sik sooner out of concern for her future career because she was an unknown model at the time and if she had spoken out or complained, she wouldn't have been the person she is today, and she wouldn't have been famous.
As for why she decided to talk about it publicly now, Emily told the media that it was because of her own growth and changes in perspective, as well as the "evolution" of her political views. Emily said she wrote a book about the evolution of her political views, which included many different experiences in her career and life, as well as changes in the way she felt and thought about those experiences.
Emily hopes people will be able to read this article and understand the nuances behind this situation. She hopes sharing her story can help other women in similar situations, but she also acknowledges that there is "some sort of double-edged sword" when women want to "exploit" their own image.
Diane Martel, the video director of "Blurred Lines," told the media that she had witnessed Robin Sick's underdogs on set and "screamed" at Robin Sick's behavior. Martel said she screamed in the aggressive voice of a Brooklynian, "What are you doing, enough!" The shooting is over! She also recalled how Robin Sik "shyly apologized" at the time.