Thandie Newton said even though saying no to sexual advances of Hollywood producers took a toll on her career, she does not regret her decision. The British actor, who became a household name after starring in films such as
'Mission: Impossible 2'
,
'Crash'
and
'The Pursuit of Happyness'
in the 2000s, has been a vocal supporter of the
#MeToo
and Time's Up movements, which started in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against former producer Harvey Weinstein.
"I didn't realise until recently that it had affected my career. I know this from a number of people, because they wouldn't give it up, they weren't hired. As an actor, not only are you available to working on the movie, you're also potentially available to what? Have an affair with? Experience groping? I had already spoken about how that's not going to fly with me, so it narrowed my options," Newton told an American broadcasting company.