Recently at the press conference of “Justice League” in London, in addition to information about the film, actress Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman also shared measures to combat current sexual harassment.
Recently, the issue of sexual abuse has been a very “hot” topic in American public opinion, when the famous and powerful director, producer and film studio executive in Hollywood Harvey Weinstein was accused of a series of accusations. charges related to sexual harassment of women over the past three decades. The incident was exposed last October when dozens of top famous Hollywood actors such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Leá Seydoux, Cara Delevingne… accused of being harassed by Mr. Weinstein.
Harvey Weinstein
At the Justice League press conference in London, in addition to questions related to the movie, reporters mentioned measures to solve the current problem of sexual harassment in Hollywood. Actress Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman had a very smart answer suitable for her role: “I don’t think Wonder Woman would allow someone to use power to force someone to do anything. Be strong like her.”
Gal Gadot’s answer affirms that no one can use power or influence to make someone do anything. As a warrior of justice, Wonder Woman encourages actresses to strongly fight against sexual abuse today in Hollywood. Although the press conference did not come to any conclusion for this evil, it showed the wisdom of the producers of Justice League in bringing that issue to the press conference to promote the movie.
Gal Gadot
After a series of accusations by dozens of actresses and models, Harvey Weinstein had his 10-year marriage ended by his wife, lost his job at Weinstein Studios, and was no longer a member of BAFTA. His actions have to pay the price today. In addition to Harvey Weinstein, there are a series of others who are taking advantage of their influence and power to pressure female actors without being discovered.
Recently, it was the case of Kevin Spacey when Netflix officially severed their relationship with this actor when firing him from the series House of Cards. In addition, Netflix also canceled all projects related to Kevin Spacey, these decisions are related to allegations of sexual abuse by the two-time Oscar-winning actor.
Kevin Spacey
Reality proves that many actresses and models who are harassed accept silence and do not dare to speak up. Even many people in the American entertainment industry knew about it but did not take any action.
Great power in the American entertainment industry allows directors, producers… to silence anyone. They usually only have two options. One is to accept silence in exchange for roles and career advancement. The second option is to expose the truth but will face many difficulties in developing your career in the future.
