Margot Robbie 'Didn’t Know The Definition Of Sexual Harassment' Before Acting In Bombshell!
23.11.2022 - 22:45
/ perezhilton.com
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]
Wow! Margot Robbie had a very eye-opening experience while working on the explosive movie Bombshell.
As many know, the 2019 film follows the women who worked together to expose Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for his sexual misconduct. Margot played a fictional associate producer (inspired by several accounts from whistleblowers) who, after gaining a meeting with Ailes, is cornered in private and asked to pull her dress up beyond her waist. Later in the film, it’s revealed she was also asked to perform sexual favors for the CEO. Truly gross stuff that goes down far too often — and not just in Hollywood.
Related: Margot Explains Photos Of Her Crying Over Cara Delevingne’s Behavior
While the world has a much more informed understanding of sexual harassment in the workplace following the #MeToo Movement, Margot surprisingly didn’t know much about the ins and outs of this kind of abuse when the role was first offered to her. In fact, she decided to accept the challenging role specifically so she could learn more. Whoa!
During a BAFTA Life in Pictures talk celebrating her career, per Variety on Tuesday, the Australian actress shared:
Frankly we’re relieved the 32-year-old — who was 27 at the time — hadn’t personally experienced sexual harassment. Most women do in every industry from restaurants to auto factories. And of course Hollywood is particularly notorious for it.
That’s probably why the Barbie star was “horrified” she didn’t know more about the topic. So what did Bombshell end up teaching her? She says she learned how sexual harassment and bad behavior “flourishes in the grey area,” explaining:
This isn’t the first role the actress has taken to challenge herself. In fact, she tends to