Jerry Lewis accused of sexual assault by co-stars: ‘The ugly thing came out’
24.02.2022 - 18:25
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dropped Wednesday by Vanity Fair. Sharpe, 87, and Holiday, 91, were interviewed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, the duo behind the controversial HBO docuseries “Allen v. Farrow.” Golden Globe winner Sharpe recounted being cast opposite Lewis — who died in 2017 at the age of 91 — in the 1964 flick “The Disorderly Orderly.” She alleged that while she was in wardrobe getting fitted for her costumes, Lewis told everyone but her to exit the room.
He then “started moving in on me” and “grabbed me.”The veteran TV and film actress — who held her own opposite Hollywood heavyweights John Wayne and Clint Eastwood — said she at first couldn’t process what was happening to her. “He began to fondle me. He unzipped his pants.
Quite frankly, I was dumbstruck,” Sharpe said. “I put my hand up and said, ‘Wait a minute. I don’t know if this is a requirement for your leading ladies — but this is something I don’t do.’ ”“I could see that he was furious.
I got the feeling that that never really happened to him,” Sharpe recalled.‘He starts to talk dirty to me and as he’s talking, the pants open, and the ugly thing came out and he starts to jerk off’Because Sharpe was under contract with the studio, she said she was forced to complete the movie. She also alleged that several days later, the crew was told not to speak to her, with the exception of the director and assistant director. “The High and the Mighty” actress also claimed that Lewis refused to rehearse with her or to acknowledge her presence unless they were in a scene together.Meanwhile, Holiday appeared in the New Jersey native’s 1961 movie “The Ladies Man.” She revealed that on the first day on set, Lewis told her to come into his dressing room where he pressed a button that locked his
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