Natalie Portman reveals how she ‘normalised’ sexual misconduct

A few days ago, Natalie Portman revealed that she has 100 stories of sexual misconduct in Hollywood and has experienced same misconduct in the movie industry many times.

Now, in an interview with Mirror, the Oscar-winning actress has recalled one terrifying encounter that she faced during her initial years of acting.

Portman has revealed that she was lured on to a private jet alone with a Hollywood producer and ‘just one bed’.

She said, “I was like, yeah, why wouldn’t I accept a flight on a private plane with a big group of people? And I showed up and it was just the two of us and then one bed was made on the plane.”

The Black Swan star said she had ‘normalized’ the behaviour and spoken out after the Harvey Weinstein allegations made her realise it was ‘super not ok’.

She added, “That was really unacceptable and manipulative. I was scared.”

The actress, who began acting her acting career aged just 13 in 1994 film Leon: The Professional, said people would comment on her body even as a child and admitted that she normalised harassment and discrimination to the extent she did not even realise it was happening.

“I think my first reaction when I heard …read more