Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek recently revealed that Harvey Weinstein threatened to kill her after she refused his sexual advances. Pictured: Hayek speaks onstage during the 2017 LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Mark Bradford and George Lucas presented by Gucci at LACMA on Nov. 4, 2017 in Los Angeles. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for LACMA

Salma Hayek recently penned an op-ed piece for the New York Times that detailed her negative experiences with Harvey Weinstein.

Hayek worked with the Hollywood producer for the movie, “Frida,” and even though the 2002 film became a huge hit, the actress admitted that it felt like she went to war while doing the project.

The actress detailed instances wherein Weinstein requested for her to do oral sex on him, as well as the times he asked her to give him massages. On top of all of these, Weinstein allegedly threatened to end her life and career.

“I will kill you, don’t think I can’t,” Hayek recounted.

At one point, the producer changed his tactic to make sure that Hayek would have a hard time starring and producing “Frida.” He offered the job to another actress, but Hayek asked her lawyers for help.

“For years, he was my monster,” Hayek said.

The award-winning star revealed that as filming progressed, Weinstein asked him to do a sex scene with another woman. The producer also demanded that se do full-frontal nudity, and she agreed to make sure that all of her hard work won’t go to waste.

And on the day the scene was filmed, Hayek revealed that she suffered her first and last mental breakdown. The incident was so surreal that she had to be tranquilized to get through it.

Hayek’s struggles while working with Weinstein did not end there. The producer attempted to send the film straight to video before agreeing to release it in a New York and Los Angeles theater.

Following its official release in October 2002, Hayek and her team received multiple Academy Award nominations. The 51-year-old actress was nominated for best actress at that time.

Towards the end of her op-ed piece, Hayek posed an important question for her and the other women who came forward about Weinstein’s sexual misconducts.

“Why do so many of us, as female artists, have to go to war to tell our stories when we have so much to offer? Why do we have to fight tooth and nail to maintain our dignity?” she wrote.

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