The Crown star Matt Smith on sexual harassment: “This happens to men, too”
From disgraced Hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein to Australia’s Don Burke, the list of powerful men in the entertainment industry being named in sexual harassment allegations grows each day – and it’s not just women being targeted.
Matt Smith, former star of Doctor Who who is currently promoting the new season of Netflix series The Crown (in which he plays Prince Philip), admitted that he too had experienced sexual misconduct.
“The conversation shouldn’t stop at this industry just because these are ‘celebrities’ who we know about who are involved. It has to be broader,” the 35-year-old told The Telegraph Magazine.
“People in other industries have to have a platform to be heard as well. What happens to the cleaner or the lady who works in a clothes shop? That’s not to say I haven’t been objectified before by men, because I have – just like women are objectified. It is not exclusive to them. This happens to men, too.”
Smith didn’t go into details about his own experiences, but did confirm that he had met Weinstein in the past and had heard rumours of his wrongdoing, but had no idea just how deep the scandal went.