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Patricia Arquette detailed a "weird" moment with Oliver Stone on Twitter Friday to make the point that "women are always f-cked" when it comes to navigating a world plagued by sexual harassment.
"Years ago Oliver Stone wanted me to do a movie. We talked about the material which was very sexual. The meeting was professional," she wrote. "Then I received from him long stem jungle roses. It's not uncommon to receive flowers but something about them felt weird. I ignored it."
"Then his assistant called to make sure it got them. I think them. He then invited me to a screening of 'Natural Born Killers,'" she added. "Something felt weird so I asked my boyfriend to go with me. The room was packed. Oliver stopped me coming out of the bathroom... He said 'Why did you bring him?' I said 'Why is it a problem I brought him? It shouldn't be a problem. Think about THAT Oliver.'"
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View StoryThe actresses tweets come a day after Playboy playmate Carrie Stevens shared her encounter with the "Platoon" director in an interview with the New York Daily News. Stevens claims that he "reached out and... honked [her boobs] like a horn."
"He was really cocky, had this big grin on his face like he was going to get away with something," she said.
THREAD 1/ Years ago Oliver Stone wanted me to do a movie.We talked about the Material which was very sexual.The meeting was professional.
@PattyArquette
2/ then I received from him long stem jungle roses. It's not uncommon to receive flowers but something about them felt weird. I ignored it
@PattyArquette
3/ then his assistant called to make sure it got them. I thanked them. He then invited me to a screening of Natual Born Killers.
@PattyArquette
3/Something felt weird so I asked my boyfriend to go with me. The room was packed. Oliver stopped me coming out of the bathroom
@PattyArquette
4/ He said "Why did you bring him?" I said "Why is it a problem I brought him? It shouldn't be a problem. Think about THAT Oliver."
@PattyArquette
5/ anyway never heard about the movie again & didn't care to.
@PattyArquette
What I am saying is women are always f-cked. 1)Why didn't you say something? 2) nothing happened! 3)it's not professional if U bring BF!
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4) why DIDN'T you bring your boyfriend? 5) Believe women! & seconds later Don't believe women!
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6) Trust your instincts! 7) Your instincts are not valid!
@PattyArquette
What I am demonstrating is the craggy and uncertain terrain women negotiate in Entertainment and all businesses.
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By all means this is a problem in Hollywood. But I have also experienced sexual impropriety in a gynecologist office. It's everywhere.
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I have experienced sexual impropriety since I was 4 years old-out in the world.
@PattyArquette
There was a job I had when I was 15 where I experienced NO sexually questionable confusing anything. I worked for planned parenthood. @PPact
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