Michelle Pfeiffer on Her #MeToo Moment at Age 20

Michael Prieve 2 Min Read
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Actor Michelle Pfeiffer attends the World Premiere of Disney’s "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" at the El Capitan Theatre on September 30, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

The #MeToo movement was ushered in two years ago, and now actress Michelle Pfeiffer is addressing her own experience as a young woman in Hollywood.

During an interview with The Sunday Times, Pfeiffer addressed an “incident” that happened when she was 20.

“First, I thought, ‘Well, I didn’t experience that,' but then as time went on I started going, ‘Well, actually, there was that one time,'” Pfeiffer told the newspaper of reexamining her experience in light of the movement.

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Michelle Pfeiffer arrives at the premiere of Disney's “Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil” at the El Capitan Theatre on September 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“There’s that process you go through — denial, self-blame, ‘I shouldn’t have worn that dress,' ‘I should’ve known.' You look at it through a grown-up lens and think, ‘Wow, I was a kid.' There were a number of situations that were not good.”

Pfeiffer went on to share that a “high-powered person” in Hollywood behaved inappropriately with her, though she didn't share details about the alleged incident.

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Michelle Pfeiffer arrives at the premiere of Disney's “Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil” at the El Capitan Theatre on September 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

“Like one incident — I am not going to share — but I look back and I cringe,” Pfeiffer told the Times. “I was really uncomfortable and it was inappropriate. I put it in a drawer. I was 20, and it was with a high-powered person in the industry.”

World Premiere Of Disney's “Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil" - Red Carpet
Michelle Pfeiffer arrives at the premiere of Disney's “Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil” at the El Capitan Theatre on September 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The man isn't named in the story, but interviewer Charlotte Edwardes writes that “if he's still alive, [Pfeiffer] will write to him.”

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