Hayek says rebuffing Weinstein led to nightmare on 'Frida'
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NEW YORK (AP) â In one of the most vivid accounts yet of Harvey Weinstein's alleged abuse and harassment   Salma Hayek  says the disgraced movie mogul turned the making of  her  2002 passion project  the Frida Kahlo biopic "Frida " into a nightmare after the actress refused Weinstein's relentless advances.
"For years  he was my monster  " Hayek  wrote in an op-ed published Wednesday by The New York Times.
 Her  refusals â of massages  showers and sex â enraged him   she  wrote. "I don't think he hated anything more than the word 'no '" wrote  Hayek .
 Hayek   who regularly starred in films released by Weinstein's Miramax in the 1990s  credited Weinstein with helping  her  start  her  career. But  she  said that the movie mogul would turn up at  her  door "at all hours of the night  hotel after hotel  location after location."
When  Hayek  brought "Frida " which  she  was producing  to Miramax to distribute  Weinstein made outrageous demands as payback.  Hayek  said  he  insisted on rewrites  more financing and  most heinously to  her   a sex scene with full frontal nudity.  He  even threated to kill  her    she  said.
In order to finish what was a labor of love for  Hayek    she  agreed. But  she  said  she  had a nervous breakdown while shooting the scene. "My body wouldn't stop crying and convulsing " wrote  Hayek .
"It was not because I would be naked with another woman "  she  wrote. "It was because I would be naked with  her  for Harvey Weinstein."
Even still  Weinstein initially refused to give the movie a theatrical release. He eventually relented after pressure from director Julie Taymor and Hayek. It went on to gross $56.3 million worldwide and land six Oscar nominations  winning two.
NEW YORK (AP) â In one of the most vivid accounts yet of Harvey Weinstein's alleged abuse and harassment   Salma Hayek  says the disgraced movie mogul turned the making of  her  2002 passion project  the Frida Kahlo biopic "Frida " into a nightmare after the actress refused Weinstein's relentless advances.
"For years  he was my monster   [TGT] wrote in an op-ed published Wednesday by The New York Times.
  [TGT]   refusals â of massages  showers and sex â enraged him    [TGT]   wrote. "I don't think he hated anything more than the word 'no '" wrote  Hayek .
  [TGT] credited Weinstein with helping   [TGT]   start   [TGT]   career. But   [TGT]   said that the movie mogul would turn up at   [TGT]   door "at all hours of the night  hotel after hotel  location after location."
When   [TGT] brought "Frida " which   [TGT]   was producing  to Miramax to distribute  Weinstein made outrageous demands as payback.   [TGT] said   [TGT]   insisted on rewrites  more financing and  most heinously to  her   a sex scene with full frontal nudity.   [TGT]   even threated to kill   [TGT]      [TGT]   said.
In order to finish what was a labor of love for   [TGT]  [TGT]   agreed. But   [TGT]   said   [TGT]   had a nervous breakdown while shooting the scene. "My body wouldn't stop crying and convulsing " wrote  Hayek .
"It was not because I would be naked with another woman "  she  wrote. "It was because I would be naked with  her  for Harvey Weinstein."
Even still  Weinstein initially refused to give the movie a theatrical release. He eventually relented after pressure from director Julie Taymor and Hayek. It went on to gross $56.3 million worldwide and land six Oscar nominations  winning two.