Dakota Johnson angry: the actress weighs on the shameful attitude of Alfred Hitchcock with his grandmother

She was outraged. Dakota Johnson is an actress who rose to international stardom thanks to her role of Anastasia Steele in the film trilogy. Fifty Shades of grey. The young woman is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. If his parents are famous actors, so is his grandmother. Indeed, it is about Tippi Hedren who started his career as model. This one took off thanks to Alfred Hitchcock in 1961 since he gave him his chance in an advertisement. The director then offered him the lead role in two of his films : The birds (1963) and No spring for Marnie (1964). However, according to the comments made by Dakota Johnson to the Hollywood Reporter this Friday, November 12, this collaboration was not easy. “Alfred Hitchcock deducted his career“, she first assured. The reason?”She didn’t want to have sex with him and he terrorized her. He was never held responsible “, concluded the actress.

She had spoken of it. The words of Dakota Johnson do not are not surprising since the main concerned had already made this revelation in her memories in 2016. Indeed, she had indicated having been sexually abused by Alfred Hitchcock several times during the filming of the films. “It is totally unacceptable for people in positions of power to exercise that power over someone in a weaker position, no matter what industry.“, first asserted the actress of 32 years before adding:”It’s hard to talk about it because it’s my grandmother. You don’t want to imagine someone taking advantage of your grandma“. Subsequently, Dakota Johnson clarified that Tippi Hedren was open on the subject but that she was talking about”much more eloquently. She is a movie star who is still very glamorous“, she continued, very moved. When the young woman started her boss of acrtrice, she was able to count on the support of her grandmother.”She has always been very honest with me and she told me to stand up for myself if necessary. That’s what she did“, concluded the actress. A piece of advice that has helped her a lot over the years.

Tippi Hedren: what did she explain in her memories?

When she published her memoirs, Tippi Hedren wanted to be very transparent and she recounted her experiences with Alfred Hitchcock. Indeed, she had remembered the day he had her “asked to touch it when they were on the set of a movie“, indicates the media People. Subsequently, she added that the director had”forced to kiss her and she described it as horrible“, can we read. If the actress, now 91 years old, had not wanted to talk about it at the time of the facts, it is because the”sexual harassment and stalking did not exist in the 1960s“, concluded People.

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