The actress says the incident took place when she went to audition for a role.
Highlights
- Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon has revealed that as a young hopeful in Hollywood she was the victim of a "disgusting" casting-couch experience.
- The actress says the incident took place when she went to audition for a role, Elle magazine reported.
- "It was not successful - for either of us. I just went into a room, and a guy practically threw me on the desk. It was my early days in New York, and it was really disgusting. It wasn't like I gave it a second though, it was so badly done," Sarandon said when asked if she ever had a casting-couch experience.
- The 66-year-old actress did not reveal the name of the person or the audition.
- Sarandon had her first audition at the age of 23 when she went to a casting call for the motion picture Joe, landing a major co-starring role in the film, which was released in 1970.
- The actress went on to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking.
Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandonhas revealed that as a young hopeful in Hollywood she was thevictim of a "disgusting" casting-couch experience.
The actress says the incident took place when she went toaudition for a role, Elle magazine reported.
"It was not successful - for either of us. I just wentinto a room, and a guy practically threw me on the desk. Itwas my early days in New York, and it was really disgusting.It wasn't like I gave it a second though, it was so badlydone," Sarandon said when asked if she ever had acasting-couch experience.
The 66-year-old actress did not reveal the name of theperson or the audition.
Sarandon had her first audition at the age of 23 when shewent to a casting call for the motion picture
Joe, landing amajor co-starring role in the film, which was released in1970.
The actress went on to win an Academy Award for BestActress for her performance in the 1995 film
Dead ManWalking.