Seventeen years ago, in 2002, when 16-year-old Kaja Sokola had just moved to New York, she was still a little model with a dream, and Sokora from Poland dreamed of becoming a Hollywood actor.
A few weeks after arriving in New York, she had the privilege of meeting Harvey Weinstein, who was extremely influential in Hollywood, at an event. Born in 1952 in Queens, New York, Harvey Weinstein is the owner of a film company and is also a producer, director, screenwriter and actor.
Weinstein was running the Miramax Film Productions Company. He expressed interest in helping Sokla realize his dream of being an actor and invited Sokra to lunch.
But a few days later, when Weinstein went to pick up Socorra, he didn't take her to lunch as promised, but took her to his apartment without Socorra's consent.
As soon as Mr. Weinstein, then 50, entered, he "wasted no time and aggressively made threatening demands," according to court documents.
He told her, "If she wants to be an actress, she has to do whatever the director asks her to do." ”
Kaya Sokkola said that day, Weinstein ordered her to strip naked, and she felt "as if she couldn't control her body anymore."
"Then, Weinstein forced her to touch his genitals." Socorra said.
Before forcing her, Weinstein put pressure on Socorra and told him that he had "accomplished" penelope Cruz and Gwyneth Paltrow's career, suggesting that if Socorra did not meet his requirements, she would not be able to continue in the industry.
"I was sexually assaulted shortly after I arrived in New York, and I've lived through the trauma of that day ever since," Socorra said, which led her to give up her modeling career. "I stopped modeling because of Weinstein, I gave up my dream of acting." Socorra said the incident left a traumatic on her mind.
After 17 years, Socorra recently filed a complaint with a real name Harvey Weinstein. In fact, last year, Socorra anonymously participated in a class action lawsuit against Weinstein.
"By showing my scars, I want to encourage others to speak out about my experiences," she said in a statement.
Why is the woman who has been "unspoken" by Harvey Weinstein not alone, Kaya Sokkola? There are dozens of people exposed alone, many of whom are first-line well-known actresses...
After years of legal process, Weinstein reached an initial $25 million settlement with dozens of women who accused him of varying degrees of sexual harassment and assault, the New York Times reported. That includes $18.5 million paid to the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit.
Now, once the settlement is approved, Weinstein won't have to pay anything in person as part of the settlement, which will be funded by the production company's insurance company.
The New York Times said that in order to finalize the deal, the court must approve it and all parties must sign in agreement.
If the settlement is passed, Weinstein will not admit any wrongdoing.
Socorra filed a separate lawsuit this time, saying she didn't want to be part of the settlement! She argues that the terms in the agreement are unjust and avoid Weinstein being held accountable.
At the same time, Socorra's lawyer represented another plaintiff, who also refused to sign the settlement agreement.
Socorra said she hoped she would "at least get some degree of justice."
Here are the actresses who have publicly spoken that they have been "unspoken" by Harvey Weinstein, including many big stars (some actresses say they have not been succeeded by him):
1. "Scream" actress Rose McGowan
Rose McGowan
Rose McGowan confirmed that she had been called into the hotel room by Weinstein in 1997 using the same trick, and the two later reached a settlement for $100,000.
2. Actress Ashley Judd, who starred in "Divergent 2" and "Twin Peaks"
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd recalls that she had been invited by Weinstein to the Peninsula Beverly Hills 20 years earlier, and she thought it was a business dinner, but Weinstein took her directly to his room, where he appeared in a bathrobe and asked her if she wanted him to give her a massage or see him take a shower.
3. Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie confirmed that during the release of the film "Do Whatever You Want," Weinstein seduced her at the hotel, but she refused. "My experience working with him when I was younger was terrible, so I decided to never work with him again and warned other people who worked with him. This kind of behavior towards women is intolerable in any field and in any country. ”
4. Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow was promoted by Harvey Weinstein to win an Oscar. She said that at the age of 22, she got the role of the heroine in The Film "Emma" produced by Weinstein, and before filming began, Weinstein invited her to his Beverly Mansion to "have a work meeting", which turned out to be Weinstein putting his hand on her and suggesting a "massage" in the bedroom. "I was very young, I had already signed a contract, and I was stunned." She declined Weinstein's invitation and revealed the incident to her then-boyfriend, Brad Pitt, who confronted Weinstein. Weinstein then threatened her not to reveal the incident to anyone, "I thought he was going to fire me." ”
5. Elsa Aquido
Italian actress Elsa Aquido complained that she had been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein. Back in 1997, when Agido starred in The Miramax film B.Monkey, she was invited by the producers to an industry party at a hotel, but she was sent to a hotel room, where Harvey Weinstein waited. Harvey first asked her to give herself a massage, then let her open her legs, ignoring her repeated requests and forcibly giving her kj. She resisted many times to no avail. "It's a terrible nightmare."
6. Ramola Calais
Romola Calais
British actress Romola Garai said in an interview with The Guardian that when she was 18, she was told to travel to a hotel in London for an audition in Harvey's room: "When he opened the door he was wearing a bathrobe, it was clearly a deal. The problem is that he could have abused his power so wantonly that I had no choice, even though it was a humiliation that I could hardly let go of in my memory. ”
7. Supermodel Carla Divai
Supermodel Carla Divai
Supermodel Carla Divai also posted a lengthy post on Instagram recounting that Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed her: Harvey "warned me that if I was gay, coming out publicly would ruin my career" at the time, he took her to the hotel, tried to kiss her, and asked me to kiss another woman. I felt guilty, as if I had done something wrong. I was also horrified that so many similar incidents had happened to so many women I knew, but no one had come out and spoken out out of fear. I want women and girls to know that being sexually harassed, abused or assaulted is never their fault and that refusing to speak out without telling the truth can lead to more harm.
8. Lisa Campbell
Screenwriter Lisa Campbell
Screenwriter Liza Campbell accused Harvey of being invited to a hotel for a "company meeting," but that afternoon, the staff was torn apart, leaving only her and Harvey..." He told me: Let's go take a shower together, we can have some wine, you can help me rub my back..." Lisa said that although she was very angry, because of Harvey's influence in Hollywood, she had to choose to hide...
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