The latest harassment experience comes from the wife of "Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively. The former "Gossip Girl" star recounted how her makeup artist acted inappropriately towards her, resulting in legal actions on her end to start a probe on the issue.
Lively, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, shared that her makeup artist "regularly harassed" her when they were still working together. "He was saying things inappropriately, insisting on putting my lipstick on with his finger," she said.
The "Shallows" star revealed that she once woke up in the set being filmed by the makeup artist. Lively reported the harassment matter to the film's producers but was disappointed that how the management did not do anything about it.
Her reports were only answered, as she thought they were, after three months. When called to speak with the management, Lively was only criticized for her dog's feces, which was described by the producers as "very serious and we can't let this happen again."
Lively also recounted that she had to take it with a lawyer in order for an investigation on the matter had to take place. After which, the makeup artist was fired but the "Age of Adeline" actress claimed that the offender still had to be given a recommendation because "nobody wanted there to be bad blood."
This revelation came after the 30-year-old learned of the sexual assault allegations that were thrown at film producer Harvey Weinstein by several celebrities like Kate Beckinsale, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Rose McGowan, among others. As a result, more stars have been inspired and have stepped out of the shadows, narrating their own stories.
Given the controversy he is in, Weinstein was voted out of the Oscars Board. The Academy board explained that the move was to isolate the body from someone unworthy of the respect from fellow governors and also "to send a message that the era of willful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behavior and workplace harassment in our industry is over."
