Former child actress Jurnee Smollett opened up about her experiences of sexual harassment on every film and TV set she’s worked on since she was 12-years-old. She also spoke about her brother’s case for the first time.
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During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jurnee Smollett discussed her experiences on set as a child actress and said she had experienced sexual harassment throughout her career on every film and TV set with the exception of one. She says, “I don’t know that I can confidently say that I worked on one job prior to ‘Lovecraft’ — from the time I was 12 on — where I hadn’t been sexually harassed, whether it was by an AD, a co-star, director, producer,”
Smollett added that she would often notice her male co-stars would comment on her body before a love scene or asked to be removed from the film completely if things went out of hand on set. Additionally, her former agent would brush off the sexual harassment and say they’re “just being a man.”
