Witherspoon said that she was prompted to speak up after hearing other accounts of sexual assault faced by women in the film industry.
I’ve had multiple experiences of harassment and sexual assault and I don’t speak about them very often,” she added.
Reese Witherspoon has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a director when she was 16, but was told to remain silent by agents and producers.
The allegations made against Weinstein have prompted a wider discussion on sexual abuse inside and outside the film industry.
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