Jennifer Aniston predicts more #MeToo revelations 'will come to the surface'
'People are digging deep into everybody's underwear drawer'
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Your support makes all the difference.Jennifer Aniston has said she thinks more revelations of sexual harassment “will come to the surface”.
In an interview with Radio Times magazine, the former Friends actor spoke about the continuing impact of the #MeToo movement, revealing that she believes more people are going to share their own experiences of sexual misconduct.
"Incredible things have happened in the past couple of years that were long overdue," Aniston said.
"It's been a very exciting time and you can see the changes regarding women being objectified, and regarding power and positions of power.
"And I feel a lot more will come to the surface, because people are doing their homework and digging deep into everybody's underwear drawer."
The actor also explained how her new series The Morning Show had to be altered following the wave of allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein in 2017.
The Apple TV drama series, in which Aniston is set to star alongside Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell, goes behind the scenes at talk shows in New York while exploring the power dynamic between men and women in the workplace.
Aniston, who also executive produces the programme, said the team “had to regroup and redirect the show” after many people within the entertainment industry came forward.
“We want it to be raw and honest and vulnerable and messy, and not black and white,” Aniston said.
The Horrible Bosses star also spoke about her experience on the set of popular sitcom Friends, revealing she “had a pretty easy time” in terms of gender equality.
"But even back on Friends, it wasn't so much about women being paid the same as men - some of the women were being paid more," Aniston said.
“It was more about, 'We're doing equal work and we all deserve to be compensated in the same way.'
“I wouldn't feel good going to work knowing someone was getting X amount and I was getting something greater.”
This isn’t the first time that Aniston has spoken about the #MeToo movement.
Earlier this month, the 50-year-old described Weinstein as “piggish” and claimed he once tried to bully her into wearing a Marchesa dress designed by his wife at the time.
Speaking to Variety, Aniston recalled working with Weinstein on the film Derailed in 2004, saying: “That’s when he came to visit me in London while we were shooting. He’d be like, ‘Ok, so I’d like you to wear one of these to the premiere’.
“I went through the book, and at the time, it wasn’t what it is today. It was not for me. He was like, ‘You have to wear the dress.’ That was my only bullying. And I was like, ‘No, I will not wear the dress’.”
When asked whether or not Weinstein accepted her refusal, Aniston replied: “Well, what was he going to do? Come over here and make me wear it?!”
Weinstein is currently facing more than 70 allegations of sexual harassment and rape.
The producer has pleaded not guilty to all claims of non-consensual sex.
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