Although sexual harassment issues have been skewed toward women, it is not an exclusive issue for this genre. Proof of this is the recent statements by the Mexican actor, Plutarch Hazawho was the husband of Ludwika Paletteconfessed that she was the victim of sexual harassment by a director.
During a talk with various media outlets, Ludwika Paleta’s ex-partner stated that, despite being a man, It is very difficult for him to talk about sexual harassment since a few years ago he was a victim of this evil that increasingly afflicts society.
He even opened up and revealed that this situation left him on the verge of tears, which leads him to feel empathy with the alleged victims of sexual violence.
Before deciding to talk more about the subject and give details of the type of harassment that he experienced, Plutarco Haza stressed that he would not like to join this wave of complaints for this type of crime..
Since she considers that this is a problem that mostly afflicts women and it is they who should be listened to and supported.
Despite this, he made it clear that he has also experienced sexual harassment, being two of the experiences he most remembers alongside a casting director. and a film director, whose identity he preferred to withhold, pointing out that on both occasions he managed to escape unharmed..
“I also experienced harassment from a casting director and from a film director at the time, obviously one for being a man. even though I did get out of there crying, well, you get madraz*s, you say ‘one more step and I’ll break your face’, right? I am from the north and obviously I was not going to cross that line and you do not feel as helpless as a woman can feel before a man physically, but obviously it is just as humiliating and terrible.
PLUTARCH HAZA
Despite having had these experiences, the renowned actor clarified that he always knew that this was not the way and that not agreeing would not limit his artistic growth.
Regarding the details of the sexual harassment in which he felt most humiliated, Haza pointed out that the director who intimidated him has already passed away, but that being a person he admired a lot ended up being very hurt when he realized his true intentions.
“He was a director that I admired a lot so the truth is that’s why it hurt me so much because the truth was I was very excited and I was very young and the other casting director, the truth was not even… as if he wanted to flirt with me, he called me for a work thing in his apartment, he made me some enchiladas and told me he was in love with me and obviously he wasn’t so aggressive. I was able to get away in a more cordial and elegant way and then he did not call me again for casting, but it is also harassment ”
PLUTARCH HAZA
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