Myleene Klass has claimed that Harvey Weinstein once offered her a 'sex contract' in exchange for stardom.
The former Hear’Say singer and TV star, 47, said she was left 'utterly devastated' after the convicted sex offender allegedly propositioned her in 2010, promising he would help her score big movie roles.
During a recent appearance on Paul C Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast, Klass explained that the alarming encounter took place at Cannes Film Festival.
She recalled how she was working as a reporter for CNN and had interviewed the former film producer, now 73, before he invited her to lunch.
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At the time, Weinstein's sexual abuse was still under wraps - but behind closed doors, he had been wielding his power in the entertainment industry to coerce a string of budding starlets.
Ultimately, more than 80 different accusers came forward from October 2017 and alleged they had been a victim of Weinstein.
Weinstein's fall from grace - which has culminated with him being locked up for more than two decades - is credited with popularising the #MeToo movement.
According to Klass, Weinstein offered her a 'sex contract' when they met in Cannes.
Explaining what this meant, she told Brunson: "Well, it's 'you have sex with me and I'll make you famous'.
"And I said, 'I'm already famous in the areas I want to be'."
The former I'm A Celeb star claimed that Weinstein then told her she could 'be in movies', before he then 'started naming all these women'.
She recalled how she politely told him she wasn't seeking a career in the film industry, before going on to detail how she managed to escape the conversation.
"I believe every woman that came forward," Klass said of Weinstein's accusers. "Because I sat there, I was utterly devastated because I didn't know if I was going to get out.
"I said we'd be in touch. I made it very businesslike, I suppose. I just...I got out. Lunch finished and I got out.
"Any woman will tell you, it's fight or flight, isn't it? Any woman who's been in that position where somebody's being predatory...they don't have to come with a weapon.
"We feel it in our gut. We know immediately when we're in danger."
She went on to say that 'what is not okay' in the showbiz world is the 'people that take advantage'.
"It is usually these middle-aged men who are casting the dice and deciding how [women] are represented or when we can be cast aside," Klass continued.
"And women especially, we feel that every single day without us even realising. It's just innately in us."
LADbible has contacted Weinstein's representatives for comment.
Topics: Podcast, Celebrity, Harvey Weinstein, UK News
Olivia Burke