Brendan Fraser opens up about the 2003 incident he believes derailed his career

Brendan Fraser has come forward with his own story of sexual abuse in Hollywood – in his case, at the hands of Philip Berk, the former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the organization behind the Golden Globes).

Fraser details the incident, which took place during a 2003 HFPA luncheon, in an interview with GQ. As he and Berk shook hands, Fraser says, “His left hand reaches around, grabs my ass cheek, and one of his fingers touches me in the taint. And he starts moving it around.”

The actor felt “ill,” and rushed home, where he told his wife. However, Fraser decided against going public with his accusation. “I didn’t want to contend with how that made me feel, or it becoming part of my narrative,” he says. Read more…

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