Gwyneth Paltrow reveals how MeToo movement “definitely changed” Hollywood
Gwyneth Paltrow has explained the one key change that has occurred in Hollywood in the wake of the MeToo movement.
When the MeToo movement began to enter public consciousness in 2017 and a whole host of female actors shared their experiences in Hollywood, Paltrow was one of the most notable voices. She alleged that Harvey Weinstein, who was later found guilty of rape, made sexual advances to her when she was only 22 in a hotel suite.
At the time of the alleged incident, Paltrow was on the brink of starring in her breakthrough role in Emma. Other prominent stars such as Jennifer Lawrence, and Uma Thurman also came forward to share their experiences of high-powered males in Hollywood abusing their position against young women.
Paltrow has just returned from an acting hiatus to star in Benny Safdie’s Marty Supreme. This is her first role in six years, and she believes Hollywood has changed for the better since then.
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Paltrow explained: “There are no meetings set up in hotel rooms, from what I understand, or if there are, it’s multiple people in the room. That bubble has definitely burst.”
However, although Paltrow believes there has been an improvement she doesn’t believe Hollywood is completely clean from abusers, noting, “I’m sure people still abuse power in Hollywood because they do everywhere, but it has definitely changed.”
Another area of movie-making that has changed recently is the emergence of intimacy coordinators which remains somewhat of a foreign concept to Paltrow.
Paltrow said she “did not know” that intimacy coordinators existed, explaining, “I was like, ‘Girl, I’m from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, the camera’s on.”
For Marty Supreme, they chose against using an intimacy coordinator heavily with Paltrow stating, “We said, ‘I think we’re good. You can step a little bit back.” The actor also said she would feel “very stifled” artistically if she had somebody directing her co-star where they needed to put their hands.
For help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit RAINN.
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