What is sexual harassment?
If this term has made headlines, especially since the #MeToo movement, it is not necessarily easy to define.
And that was the case with Margot Robbie until she landed one of the lead roles
in Jay Roach's 2019 film
Scandal , which chronicles the downfall of a television mogul accused of sexual harassment.
The plot is based on a true story, that of Roger Ailes, co-founder of Fox News.
His sexual harassment was denounced by one of the presenters, Gretchen Carlson, thus releasing the word of several other employees, including the star of the news channel, Megyn Kelly.
Awareness
Playing one of the on-screen accusers, Margot Robbie discovered the famous "grey area" in which sexual harassment "thrives", which makes it so difficult to define and therefore condemn.
“People like Roger Ailes and Harvey Weinstein take advantage of this area.
In this situation, it is neither all white nor all black, “said Margot Robbie during a discussion for the BAFTA Life in Pictures transcribed by Variety.
And in fact, even for her, at the time, everything was not as clear as it is now.
"I realized that as someone with an established position in the industry, financially stable and self-sufficient, I didn't know the definition of sexual harassment, and that's shocking," she added.
According to the definition of the Ministry of Justice, "sexual harassment is characterized by the fact of repeatedly imposing words or behavior on a person with a sexual or sexist connotation" as well as "any form of serious pressure (even not repeated) for the real or apparent purpose of obtaining a sexual act, for the benefit of the perpetrator or a third party”.
This is an offense punishable by 2 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros.
Movie theater
Margot Robbie to star in new 'Ocean's Eleven' movie
People
Harvey Weinstein
foxnews
Scandal