Eliza Dushku opened up about her experiences with sexual harassment when she was only 12 years old while on the set of True Lies. In a lengthy statement posted to her Facebook page Saturday morning, the actress detailed an incident in which she was “sexually molested” by Hollywood stunt coordinator Joel Kramer.
Dushku stated that ever since the incident, which she had not been able to confront in its immediate aftermath, she has struggled with how to disclose this story “if ever.” Until now. “I am grateful to the women and men who have gone before me in recent months,” she stated. “The ever-growing list of sexual abuse and harassment victims who have spoken out with their truths have finally given me the ability to speak out.”
In the statement, she describes how the then 36-year-old “methodically drew the shades and turned down the lights” among other maneuvers in a Miami hotel room before “he disappeared in the bathroom and emerged, naked, bearing nothing but a small hand towel held flimsy at his mid-section.”
She further detailed how vividly she still remembers every single aspect of the unfortunate encounter. “I remember what I was wearing (my favorite white denim shorts, thankfully, secured enough for me to keep on). I remember how he laid me down on the bed, wrapped me with his gigantic writhing body, and rubbed all over me.”
“He spoke these words: “You’re not going to sleep on me now sweetie, stop pretending you’re sleeping,” as he rubbed harder and faster against my catatonic body. When he was ‘finished’, he suggested, “I think we should be careful…,” [about telling anyone] he meant.”
Dushku finalized her statement by explaining why she has decided to come forward now, that she had heard Kramer was still working “at the top of the industry” and that she can “no longer hide what happened.” She applauded those who have spoken out and shared their experiences with sexual harassment before her, who have given her the “strength and conviction” to speak out herself.
You can read the full statement below.
snobbysnob on January 13rd, 2018 at 18:41 UTC »
So she told her parents, an older brother, and two other adults and no one was willing to do anything? Holy fuck. I can't imagine how damaging that must have been on top of what had already happened.
Melanismdotcom on January 13rd, 2018 at 18:37 UTC »
He already responded to the accusations: https://www.thewrap.com/stuntman-joel-kramer-denies-eliza-dushkus-sexual-molestation-accusations-absolute-lies-exclusive/
TooShiftyForYou on January 13rd, 2018 at 18:11 UTC »
After grooming her for months to build her and her parents trust, Dushku says that one day stunt coordinator Joel Kramer lured her to his hotel room with the promise of swimming in the stunt crew’s pool and a sushi dinner afterwards. He then drew the shades and went into the bathroom, emerging naked with a hand towel covering his midsection. As she lay on the bed, Dushku writes that he “wrapped me with his gigantic writhing body, and rubbed all over me” until he “finished.”
Sounds so familiar to other stories we've heard recently. Truly disgusting allegations.