The list of famous actresses, who fell victim to Harvey Weinstein's lust, continues to grow. To Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kare Delevin, who talked about the harassment of the film boss, joined the 32-year-old Leah Seydou.
The price of success
"The Bond Girl" by Leah Seydu, the audience's favorite for roles in the films "007: Spectrum", "Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol", "Grand Budapest Hotel", "Inglourious Basterds" and others, had to pay dearly for the Golden Palm Branch in Cannes, which she received for the film "Life Adele" in 2013.
To star in a melodrama, Seydou had to go through the "casting" of the film's producer Harvey Weinstein and to feel for himself what he was accused of.
The first meeting
As Seydu told in her open letter published by the media, she met with Weinstein in 2012 at one of the fashion week in Paris. Harvey shone with wit, was courteous and gallant, trying, like the actress, who subconsciously already then felt the danger.
Assigned Date
The not-failing producer invited Lea to a meeting in the lobby of the hotel where he stayed and, although the beauty clearly understood his intentions towards her, she did not dare refuse, knowing that his influence in the film world is enormous. In the presence of his assistant, Weinstein spent the whole evening flirting with Seydu, simultaneously discussing her role in the film "The Life of Adele".
The business meeting ended in a Harvey room. Left alone with the actress, the film magnate ceased to restrain himself and tried to kiss, pouncing on her on the couch. The forces were unequal, but the fragile Seydu resisted the thick Weinstein. Freed, she ran out of the apartment with a bullet.
Brashwords
After the incident, Lea and Harvey met several times at official events and during the work on a common project. The actress did not refuse from dinner with him, where he pestered her with the requirement to lose weight, and also boasted of his sexual victories over other women.
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Confronting Harvey alone, it was akin to suicide. Everyone knew about his sexual appetites and behavior, but were afraid of revenge, summed up his story to Seydou.