Matthew Lawrence Says Oscar-Winning Director Asked Him to Strip Naked in Exchange for Marvel Role

Matthew Lawrence Says Oscar-Winning Director Asked Him to Strip Naked in Exchange for Marvel Role

Matthew Lawrence says he was once dropped by his talent agency after refusing a “prominent” director’s advances in order to get cast.

The former teen star, 43, opened up about being sexually harassed in Hollywood during an episode of his “Brotherly Love Podcast” on Friday (April 28).

“There’s been many times in my life where I’ve been propositioned to get a huge role,” he told his brothers and co-hosts Joey and Andy Lawrence.

“I’ve lost my agency because I went to the hotel room, which I can’t believe they would send me to, of a very prominent Oscar award-winning director who showed up in his robe, asked me to take my clothes off and said he needed to take Polaroids of me.”

“And then if I did X, Y and Z, I would be the next Marvel character. I didn’t do that, and my agency fired me because I left this director’s room.”

Lawrence then criticized the “double standards” society has when it comes to men dealing with sexual harassment, noting “a lot of my other male friends” had similar experiences.

Source: Huffington Post