In a show of solidarity with Blake Lively’s recent filing of a sexual harassment complaint against Justin Baldoni, the director and star of ‘It Ends With Us,’ Kate Beckinsale shared an Instagram post recalling her own experiences with harassment.
Beckinsale, best known for her role as Selene in the ‘Underworld’ franchise, opened up about her troubling encounters with male co-stars. Although she did not name anyone specifically, speculation has already begun circulating online.
The actress revealed that she had been referred to as “that c*nt” on one set after complaining about a drunk co-star, was “felt up” by a crew member on another project, and was deliberately hurt during a stunt scene.
In her post, Beckinsale wrote:
“Complaining about abuse should not beget more abuse, particularly at work where there should be inviolable safeguarding in place, and it should not be expected of women who have been harmed, insulted, hurt, shamed or in any other way abused (mostly with at least 100 witnesses) to have to be ‘one of the boys’ and take it on the chin or face retribution for having been abused in the first place.
I don’t want anybody, male or female who has a legitimate complaint to then have that weaponised against them in any industry, anywhere, and I mention this in association with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni because our industry makes things more visible due to the press and the public getting deliberately involved and led towards an opinion they don’t realise is deliberate. There are far too many casualties of this, many of whom I know personally, and it really falls to both men and women in our industry to be part of stamping this out for good.”
Beckinsale later deleted the post, which is currently unavailable.
