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Agence France-Presse

Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award winning actress, on Thursday said she knew of the accusations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein and “should’ve been braver” in voicing the claims.
In an interview with the BBC’s “Hardtalk” programme to air next Monday, she said Weinstein had been able to sexually harass women for decades “because he’s powerful”.
A series of women, including celebrities Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have come forward to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment allegations, while several actresses have alleged he raped them.
Weinstein has denied that any of the incidents were non-consensual.


Fonda admitted she had first heard about the allegations a year ago, but did not publicly speak out to protect his accusers’ privacy.
She said she now regretted staying silent. “I should’ve been braver and I think that from now on I will be when I hear such stories,” Fonda told a live audience, including several members of Britain’s parliament, gathered for the interview.
“Thank God it’s being talked about,” the actress said, praising those who had come forward and calling for greater protection for them.
“We have to start believing these women … and protecting them,” she said.
“You’re scared because you feel like … you’ll never work again because they have so much influence … and you won’t be believed,” she added.
Weinstein’s ousting puts workplace sexual harassment under the spotlight, but no magic solution exists
The actress, who rose to global prominence in the 1960s starring in films such as “Barefoot in the Park”, and as an iconic figure in the anti-Vietnam War movement, revealed she had faced sexual harassment from an unnamed French director when she was aged 21.
Fonda said the director had propositioned her ahead of a role, claiming: “he had to find out what kind of orgasms she had”.
“I got hired even though I didn’t give him what he wanted,” she recounted, noting she had nonetheless kept quiet about the proposition.
From Errol Flynn to Roman Polanski to Bill Cosby, and now Harvey Weinstein: Hollywood is no stranger to sexual harassment
A long-time campaigner for women’s rights, Fonda also sought to focus the spotlight beyond Hollywood, noting the similar accusations levelled at other public figures like US President Donald Trump and former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
“I’m hoping that with this coming out about Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, and then (the man) who’s currently our president, that men will not feel they can get away with it,” she said.


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Jane Fonda regrets keeping quiet about sexual harassment claims against Harvey Weinstein

Actress Jane Fonda flashes a peace sign as she said in an interview she should not have stayed quiet when she heard of the sexual accusations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein. Photo: AP

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NYK06:PREMIERE:NEW YORK,3DEC98 - Actress Gwyneth Paltrow (L) poses with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (C) and Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein as they arrive for the premiere of "Shakespeare in Love" in New York December 3. Clinton introduced the film, which stars Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, and Geoffrey Rush. It opens in New York and Los Angeles on December 11 and nationally on Christmas Day. pm/Photo by Peter Morgan REUTERS

epa06217122 (FILE) - US actress Mira Sorvino poses during a photocall for the TV series 'Intruders' at the annual MIPCOM television content market in Cannes, France, 13 October 2014 (reissued 21 September 2017). Mira Sorvino turns 50 on 28 September 2017. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER *** Local Caption *** 51616477

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attending the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 29, 2012. (Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/TNS)

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2012 file photo, producer Harvey Weinstein, left, and his wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman attend the Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit Tribute to Quentin Tarantino in New York. Chapman, who married Weinstein in 2007, told People magazine in a statement released Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, that she is leaving Weinstein. She says her heart breaks for all the women who have suffered because of his “unforgivable” actions. She pleaded for privacy for herself and her two young children as allegations against her husband mount. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Actresses Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, both of whom accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. Photo: AP

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Super-producer’s name will also be stripped from TV projects in wake of devastating New York Times exposé about decades of sexual harassment allegations; Meryl Streep ends Hollywood establishment silence over his fall

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: Lena Dunham attends Lenny 2nd Anniversary Party at The Jane Hotel on September 15, 2017 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 4, 2014 shows Actress Meryl Streep, producer Harvey Weinstein and actress Margo Martindale attending a Q&A session following a screening of The Weinstein Co.'s "August: Osage County" at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, California. Meryl Streep famously called him "God" but Harvey Weinstein has emphatically fallen to Earth amid lurid accusations of sexual harassment that threaten to end his glittering career. The Oscar-winning movie mogul, one of Hollywood's most influential powerbrokers who was able to make or break careers, was forced out of his own company on October 8, 2017 as the scandal mushroomed. The Weinstein Company's board said it had sacked him "in light of new information about misconduct" in an explosive New York Times article detailing decades of legal settlements stemming from sexual harassment allegations by numerous women. / AFP PHOTO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Alberto E. Rodriguez

epa06254010 (FILE) - US producer Harvey Weinstein (L) and his wife Georgina Chapman (R) arrive for the screening of 'The Little Prince' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 22 May 2015 (reissued 09 October 2017). According to media reports on 09 October 2017, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company, which he co-founded, after additional information surfaced concerning his conduct amid accusations of decades of sexual harassment. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON / POOL

Harvey Weinstein attends the 2016 amfAR New York Gala. The film producer’s career is over following his firing from his own company over sexual harassment allegations, many in Hollywood believe. Photo: EPA

Weinstein’s ousting puts workplace sexual harassment under the spotlight, but no magic solution exists

Harvey Weinstein has now been fired from the film company that bears his name. Photo: AP

This combination photo shows actors, Rose McGowan at a premiere in Los Angeles on April 15, 2015, left, and Ashley Judd in Beverly Hilla, Calif. on July 25, 2017. Producer Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave of absence from his company after The New York Times released a report alleging decades of sexual harassment against women, including employees and actress Ashley Judd. The Times reports two company officials say at least eight women have received settlements, including actress Rose McGowan. (AP Photo/File)