'Stranger Things' Star Grace Van Dien Alleges Movie Producer Sexually Harassed Her on Set
10.03.2023 - 05:55
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, said she encountered sexual harassment while working on one of her last movies and therefore will take a step back from acting.During a live stream on Twitch, the 26-year-old actress said she's turned down at least four movies in the last two and a half weeks after a producer allegedly asked her to join her in a threesome. Instead, Van Dien said she'd rather spend time on Twitch, where she can control her own environment.«Here's the thing: I've seen that some people are upset with me for turning down acting projects and deciding to stream more, but the fact of the matter is, the last few projects I've worked on, I didn't have the best experiences with some of the people I had to work for,» she said (via ).
And with streaming, I get to choose who I hang out with, who I talk to, etc., etc.«Van Dien would later add that in „one of the last movies I did, one of the producers asked me to, like, he hired a girl that he was sleeping with and then he had her ask me to have a threesome with them. So like, that's my boss.
I didn't [do it] and I cried and I was so upset, but it's like, when people are like, 'How is streaming better for your mental health?' That's how.“#StrangerThings star Grace Van Dien says she’s focusing on Twitch streaming instead of acting after a producer asked her for sexual favors. pic.twitter.com/rIZh713u9HShe added, „I get to stay inside my home and play video games and I don't have my boss asking me to have sex with him.
That's how this is better for my mental health.“Van Dien, who has appeared in a number of small and big screen roles, including,, and, among others, would go on to say that she informed her management about the ordeal. She also said that a castmate witnessed the alleged incident „and
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