Vietnamese Actress Says Harvey Weinstein Wanted To Teach Her How To Do A Sex Scene

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Vietnamese model and actress Vu Thu Phuong is adding her voice to the chorus of women who are accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.

On Thursday, Phuong posted a candid Facebook post (translated by the Vietnamese culture site Saigoneer) about a disturbing encounter she had with the producer almost a decade ago.

“I believe that I can’t be silent anymore. It’s time that I liberate myself,” she wrote. “It’s time that I can explain about the ‘Shanghai’ failure and why I shelved my ‘American dream’ as well as the contract with Weinstein’s film company.”

According to Phuong, in 2008 she was cast in the film “Shanghai,” a drama starring John Cusack and Gong Li. The film was produced by TWC Asian Film Fund, which was launched by The Weinstein Company in 2007.

Phuong’s supporting role eventually devolved into a brief cameo in the final cut of the film, which she said left her disappointed. Phuong agreed to meet with Weinstein about being cast in a future project.

Unfortunately, when Phuong met with Weinstein, the meeting quickly became sexual.

“Everything suddenly turned dark when I saw Mr. Harvey Weinstein standing before me with only a towel around his waist, smiling,” she wrote.

According to Phuong, Weinstein told her that the role he had in mind for her involved sex scenes, and asked her if she was ready to take them on.

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