Samantha Morton Alleges Harvey Weinstein Tried to 'Destroy' Her Career in Hollywood

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Harvey Weinstein. In a new interview on, Morton claims that the disgraced Hollywood producer tried to destroy her acting career.The actress claims Weinstein blackballed her on his films after she turned down his 2000 romantic comedy, starring Kate Hudson, Stuart Townsend and Frances O'Connor.According to Morton, Weinstein was impressed with her performance in 1997's and wanted her to star in, but she wasn't into the project.«I said, 'I don't like it,'» Morton recalled of turning down the offer. "'I think the film is really misogynistic and I don't want to be part of it.'«Morton alleges that the casting director responded by telling her, „'You don’t say no to Harvey.'“While the actress turned down the role, she said it wasn't a no to him and rather to the film, telling Theroux that the project just wasn't interesting to her.»I had just worked with Stuart Townsend on.

It was just not interesting to me. I was uber-polite," she added.Morton continued, «I [then] had a phone call saying, 'You can't say no.' The 'no' wasn’t being listened to.

So they kept coming back with this role and I was told unequivocally, 'You’re not going to work again unless you do this role.

I’m going to make your life hell. You will not work again.'»Morton said that she stood her ground and continuously turned down the role, but felt that it cost her future roles on some of Weinstein's other projects, including 2005's .According to Morton, Weinstein, 71, said he didn’t want her for the Matt Damon and Heath Ledger-led fantasy film because she was «unf**kable.» Lena Headey was instead cast in the role.«It made me question why he was anti-me?» Morton said of Weinstein, who is currently behind bars after being convicted of rape.