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Winona Ryder Threatened By Director After Reporting Him
Winona Ryder was just 15 years old when she starred in the movie that catapulted her to global stardom: Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, which was released in 1988. While Winona had already been acting for a few years by this point, it was this performance that really put her name on the map, and before long, she was one of the biggest names in Hollywood. And, as you might expect, being a young woman in the acting world during this era wasn't exactly a walk in the park. Speaking to Esquire just last year, Winona revealed that she was sexually harassed throughout her career, and even suggested that it was no coincidence that her decline in the late '90s coincided with the rise of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is currently serving time in prison for various sexual abuse charges. In fact, Winona claimed that she was 'blacklisted' by Miramax, the company Harvey ran until 2005, for 'various reasons.' Appearing to refer to the fact she'd already been in the industry for several years before Harvey gained prominence, Winona said: 'I think I knew a little bit too much. He did not like me.'And while being shunned by him may have meant that Winona thankfully escaped falling victim to Harvey in other ways, she said that she still endured relentless sexual harassment from other men in the industry.'I had a couple of difficult experiences with a couple of people who were just blatantly sexually harassing me,' she recalled. 'And then it happened again in my thirties. It wasn't an assault. But it was incredibly inappropriate. It was wild.' 'I was lucky because I was known, so it didn't happen as much as maybe it would if I had been a struggling actor,' Winona then acknowledged. 'But I remember this feeling in your mind: you're negotiating, you're thinking about what's going to happen if you say something. You're working it out while this person is being extremely creepy.' Winona also said that she became accustomed to jovially brushing off unwanted advances from men, saying: 'If someone was being inappropriate or drunkenly hitting on me it was like, 'Ha ha!' You kind of do that. 'Ha ha!' Inappropriate? I dealt with that. But touching me? It felt very invasive.'And while Winona doesn't intend on naming any of the men involved, she did open up some more about her troubling on-set experiences in a new interview with Elle. Speaking to the publication, the actor, now 53, revealed that when she was younger, a director threatened her during filming after she reported his problematic behavior toward her to the movie's producers. Winona said that she told the producers the director was being inappropriate, and asked if they could talk to him about it. 'The next day I had a big scene,' she shared, detailing how the director approached her on set to discuss the scene before changing his tone to a whisper. 'He came up to me, and he was like: 'OK, so, um, if we just try it like — you fucking cunt, I'm gonna destroy your fucking life. OK? So let's just do it like that?'' 'And I had to fucking act,' Winona went on. 'And what's so crazy is my brother was working as a PA on the movie, and I didn't even tell him, and I didn't complain.' Even more shockingly, Winona said that she didn't even realize just how messed up this moment was until she was telling her Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-stars Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara about it two years ago. 'I was almost telling it like it was this funny story,' she confessed. 'Then I'm looking at Jenna's face and imagining it happening to her. It wasn't until that moment that I was like, 'Oh my God, this is bad.''
Yahoo
21-07-2025
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Uma Thurman Says She Didn't Realize ‘Pulp Fiction' Would Be As Iconic When She Was Making It
Though now widely recognized as a seminal film with indelible cultural influence — sparking references, parodies and homages aplenty since its 1994 release — Pulp Fiction, created on a small seven-figure budget, wasn't something star Uma Thurman initially realized would have such a watershed impact. In a recent interview with The Times U.K., the Oscar nominee discussed her four-decade-plus career and turn alongside Charlize Theron in Victoria Mahoney's The Old Guard 2, released July 2 on Netflix. More from Deadline 'Squid Game' Is Still Blowing Up For Netflix Charlize Theron On Studios' "Risk" Aversion Toward Action Films With Female Leads: "Guys Will Get A Free Ride" 'Old Guard 2' Director Victoria Mahoney On Charlize Theron & Uma Thurman, Being #1, Sequels, 'Star Wars' & Miles Davis 'I knew it was special, you could tell from the writing, the uniqueness,' Thurman said of the Quentin Tarantino- helmed and written feature, 'but it was a relatively small film.' Amid its debut at Cannes, where it won the coveted Palme d'Or, Thurman had already been acting for 10 years. At 24, she starred as Mia Wallace, the wife to Ving Rhames' crime boss and an aspiring actress, for which she was Oscar nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category. Though her black bob cut, monochromatic attire and penchant for cigarettes comprised an iconic look for the era, Thurman wasn't Miramax's first choice for the project — with Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette being considered — and stated previously she was unsure about taking on the role. 'He wasn't this revered demigod auteur that he has grown into,' she told Vanity Fair previously, adding she was in a 'funny little slump' following the box office failure of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and that the vulgarity of the film made her initially hesitant. 'And I wasn't sure I wanted to do it because I was worried about the gimp stuff. No one could believe I even hesitated in any way. Neither can I, in hindsight.' Elsewhere in her interview with The Times, Thurman spoke of her daughter, Stranger Things actress Maya Hawke, and how she avoids giving her professional advice: 'Oh, she knows what she's doing. She went to Juilliard, thank God. She actually finished high school. And what I did learn [about mothering] is that nobody listens. So it's really about being there for [my kids] rather than telling them what to do,' she said. Pulp Fiction, about two hitmen — portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta — and how their exploits intersect with the lives of a cast of characters existing in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, also stars Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel. Considered Tarantino's magnum opus, the flick was nominated for seven Oscars, winning for Best Original Screenplay. Thurman can currently be seen flexing her Kill Bill-era action skills in The Old Guard 2 as well as Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection, now airing its first season. Best of Deadline Streamer Subscription Prices And Tiers – Everything To Know As Costs Rise And Ads Abound (Hello, Peacock) - Update 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series
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18-07-2025
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Ben Affleck And Gwyneth Paltrow Relationship Details In New Book
This post contains brief discussions of alcohol addiction. Thinking about it today, Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow might seem like an oddly matched couple, but in the '90s, they were pretty loved up. In late 1997, a few months after her split from Brad Pitt, Gwyneth met a guy named Ben at a Miramax party. Ben was on the rise at the time, preparing to release Good Will Hunting, and he and Gwyneth hit it off. The pair dated on and off for three years before splitting in 2000. If there's one thing we know about Gwyneth, it's that she's pretty good at maintaining good relationships with her exes, which seems to be the case with her and Ben. In 2015, she told Howard Stern that he's 'super intelligent and really, really talented,' but that their relationship didn't work out because 'he wasn't in a good place in his life to have a girlfriend.' Now, thanks to some newly released excerpts from a forthcoming biography all about Gwyneth's life and career, we have some new insight into the struggles that these two faced during their romance. In the new book, Gwyneth: The Biography, author Amy Odell writes that though Gwyneth and Ben were a good intellectual match, the Gone Girl star had 'demons.' 'Affleck was struggling with alcoholism and a gambling habit around the time he met Gwyneth,' she alleges. 'Her friends had reservations about him because he didn't always reciprocate her affection. He at times seemed more interested in playing video games with the guys at his house than being with Gwyneth.' Despite this, Gwyneth and Ben apparently had great sexual chemistry, and she 'spoke openly about how much she enjoyed their sex life.' 'She told [her friend makeup artist Kevyn] Aucoin one day that she loved when Affleck [engaged in a certain sex act],' Odell writes in the book. This kinda tracks, given that Gwyneth said on the Call Her Daddy podcast in 2023 that Ben was 'technically excellent' in bed… However, no amount of physical chemistry could outweigh 'his self-destructive impulses,' the book suggests, 'which may have even included cheating on her.' They split in 1998, shortly after the opening of their movie, Shakespeare in Love, which won Gwyneth an Oscar for Best Actress in 1999. Ben and Gwyneth did get back together for a while, although the relationship was apparently strained in October 2000 when 'Affleck's addiction issues resurfaced,' causing them to split for good. 'While he had been turning to alcohol, she was practicing Ashtanga yoga six times a week, meditating daily, and watching her diet,' Odell writes. Ben has talked openly about his past struggles with alcohol misuse, and first went to rehab for alcoholism in 2001. He sought treatment for alcohol addiction on subsequent occasions in 2017 and 2018, and is now happily sober. As for his love life, Ben was engaged to Jennifer Lopez from 2002 to 2004, and after their split, he married Jennifer Garner in 2005. He and Jen Garner welcomed three children during their marriage, before separating in 2015. In 2021, he got back together with and they tied the knot in 2022. However, they ultimately got divorced after just over two years of marriage in 2024. Meanwhile, Gwyneth met Chris Martin in 2002, and the pair were married by the following year. Chris and Gwyneth welcomed two children together, Apple and Moses, before announcing their split (or 'conscious uncoupling') in March 2014. Today, she is married to Brad Falchuk, whom she began dating in 2014. Gwyneth: The Biography by Amy Odell hits shelves on July 29 and is available for pre-order here. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, you can call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) and find more resources here.
New York Post
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Michael Madsen's official cause of death revealed: doctor
The cause of death for Michael Madsen has been revealed. His personal cardiologist has revealed the legendary actor died from heart failure. He was 67. 11 Michael Madsen in 'Reservoir Dogs.' ©Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection His doctor confirmed that heart failure will be listed as his cause of death, with heart disease and alcoholism also being contributing factors, according to NBCLA. Madsen was discovered unresponsive by authorities in his Malibu, California, home on the morning of Thursday, July 3. A representative for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department confirmed to The Post that the 'Donnie Brasco' alum was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:25 a.m. They also stated that no foul play was suspected. 11 Michael Madsen is seen during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at on May 12, 2018. GC Images Representatives for the 'Kill Bill' star released a statement following his sudden passing. 'In the last two years Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent film including upcoming feature films 'Resurrection Road,' 'Concessions' and 'Cookbook for Southern Housewives,' and was really looking forward to this next chapter in his life,' his managers, Smith and Susan Ferris, as well as his publicist, Liz Rodriguez, told The Post. 'Michael was also preparing to release a new book called 'Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems,' currently being edited,' his team concluded. 'Michael Madsen was one of Hollywood's most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.' 11 Michael Madsen during 1994 Oscar Post Party at Mondrian in Los Angeles. FilmMagic, Inc The late star first rose to fame in the 1983 sci-fi techno thriller 'WarGames.' His sister, Virginia Madsen, 63, is also in the industry, starring in a slew of movies like the 2004 rom-com 'Sideways.' Madsen was best known for his portrayal of the tough guy in a series of Quentin Tarantino films. He starred as the criminal Mr. Blonde in Tarantino's 1992 directorial debut, 'Reservoir Dogs,' before teaming up with the filmmaker again for 'Kill Bill: Volume 1' in 2003 and 'Kill Bill: Volume 2' in 2004. 11 Michael Madsen placing his handprint and bootprint in cement to be displayed with other celebrity cement impressions in the rooms at the Roosevelt Hotel. WireImage Madsen and Tarantino also worked together in 2015's 'The Hateful Eight' and 'Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood' (2019). After news of his death broke, Madsen's family, friends and former co-stars paid tribute to the fallen actor. 'My brother Michael has left the stage,' Virginia told Variety in a statement. 'He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw. A father, a son, a brother — etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark.' 11 The 1992 movie 'Reservoir Dogs.' Live Entertainment/Kobal/Shutterstock One of Madsen's sons called him a 'hero,' concluding his emotional tribute, 'I'll See You Again Someday. Tell Hudson I Said Hi.' The actor's son, Hudson, died by suicide in 2022 at age 26. His 'Reservoir Dogs' co-star, Harvey Keitel, also shared a touching message, telling The Post, 'We've lost another great American poet. Farewell, my dear friend.' The 86-year-old star added, 'I'll never forget one of the best scenes I've ever seen on film, of you and Chris Penn fighting in 'Reservoir Dogs.' A great love scene. Give Chris a hug for me,' referring to their late co-star, Chris, Sean Penn's brother, who died in 2006 from heart disease. 11 Michael Madsen in 'Kill Bill.' Kill Bill Meanwhile, fellow 'Kill Bill' cast member Vivica A. Fox reminisced about working with Madsen. 'I had the pleasure of working with Michael Madsen on 'Kill Bill' & several other films!' the actress told The Post in a statement. 'Michael was a talented man with an AMAZING on screen presence! My deepest condolences & prayers to his family. #GoneToSoon #RestInParadise.' Pal Stephen Baldwin said to The Post, 'Heartbroken to hear about the passing of Michael Madsen — a true original, fearless and unforgettable.' 11 Michael Madsen and his wife DeAnna Madsen. Getty Images The actor went on: 'Honored to have known and worked with him. My prayers are with his wife DeAnna and the entire Madsen family. Rest easy, brother.' The stars collaborated in the 2014 action thriller '2047: Sights of Death' and the 2016 horror movie 'Magi.' Madsen appeared on Baldwin's 'One Bad Movie' podcast in December to deep dive into his four-decades-long career. 11 Michael Madsen attends the Hand and Footprint Ceremony TCL Chinese Theatre on November 16, 2020. Getty Images The pair had a lot to discuss, as Madsen has appeared in more than 325 projects. The 'Thelma & Louise' alum was last seen at the horror convention Chiller Theatre Expo on April 27. In September, Madsen made headlines after filing for divorce from his wife, DeAnna Madsen, after 28 years of marriage. 11 Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth attend the 'Reservoir Dogs' Screening during 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2017 in New York City. Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival In his divorce filing, Madsen cited irreconcilable differences and included a statement in which he blamed DeAnna for their son's tragic passing. Madsen accused her of driving Hudson to suicide 'by her neglect, drinking and alcoholism.' A month later, the 'Sin City' actor clarified his stance in an Instagram post. 11 Michael Madsen attends 'Reservoir Dogs' 25th Anniversary Screening during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. George Pimentel 'To whom it may concern, A few recent articles have suggested my disillusionment with my marriage and a dark connection between my wife and the loss of our son. I was and not the writer of this story and wish my wife no harm or embarrassment,' Madsen wrote beneath a picture with DeAnna. 'Losing a child is the hardest and most painful experience that can happen in this world. I deeply apologize for not correcting this earlier but I love my wife and our other 4 children and have no desire for divorce or blame,' he continued. 'She had absolutely nothing to do with what happened to our son.' Madsen elaborated, 'It was a horrible loss and choice that was made for reasons that truly cannot ever be known because the person is gone, I don't think my son is dead , I think he escaped from a life that didn't make sense anymore.' 11 Michael Madsen. FilmMagic Baldwin showed his support, commenting beneath the post, 'Love you bro praying for you and your family. God bless.' Madsen is survived by his sisters, Virginia and Cheryl, and his remaining children, including his son, 'Divergent' actor Christian Madsen, 35.
New York Post
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Vivica A. Fox reacts to ‘Kill Bill' co-star Michael Madsen's death at 67
Vivica Fox is mourning the loss of her former co-star Michael Madsen. The actor reportedly died from cardiac arrest at age 67, per his manager, Ron Smith. Fox, 60, and Madsen starred in the 'Kill Bill' movies together in 2003, 2004, and 2006. Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Lucy Liu in 'Kill Bill: Volume 1.' A Band Apart/Miramax/Kobal/Shutterstock 'I had the pleasure of working with Michael Madsen on 'Kill Bill' & several other films!' the actress exclusively told The Post in a statement on Thursday. 'Michael was a talented man with an AMAZING on screen presence! My deepest condolences & prayers to his family. #GoneToSoon #RestInParadise.' Story developing…
