Jane Seymour (Dr Quinn) sexually harassed by a producer early in her career

Jane Seymour (Dr Quinn) sexually harassed by a producer early in her career

Jane Seymour, the ex-star of Dr. Quinn, a medical doctor, revealed that she was harassed by "the most powerful man in Hollywood" when she was a young actress.

A guest on an early morning Australian television show, actress Jane Seymour, who starred Dr Quinn on television from 1993 to 1998, made a revelation about a story of sexual harassment she experienced as a youth. actress. The actress of British origin said she had suffered the displaced advances of "the most powerful man in Hollywood" of the time, when began his American career in the 1970s.

Just arrived from Britain, Jane Seymour had a meeting at a producer's house to debrief a test she had done and discuss the role in question. "I arrived in this house expecting to see other people, but there was no one else, he showed me the test I had done and sat next to me He said to me, 'I told everyone you were perfect for my movie and I can not wait, you're just perfect.' "

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And Jane Seymour to add what the producer told her, "I did my job and now it's your turn to do yours." I looked at it very innocently and said: 'Oh, yes, I'll do a great screen test for you in a day and a half.' He said 'no, no, you know what you have to do, I said' no, I do not know. ' And he put his hand on my thigh, very high, being very British, I crossed my legs and rolled on the couch until I had no sofa left. "

Jane Seymour nevertheless managed to get out of the trap but the producer threatened her to keep the secret. "It made me stop my career for a whole year and I could have left this profession outright, it shows you how devastated I was."

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