Caitlin O’Heaney had hopes of playing the female lead in the 1991 movie, “The Doors.” During the audition, she claims things took a turn for the violent when star Val Kilmer punched her.
“When I got to the room and Val Kilmer picked me up and [shook] me, throwing me down to the floor,” O’Heaney claims. “[Director Oliver]Stone just stood there the whole time laughing.” She reported the incident to the police a month later and settled with the film’s production company for $24,500. After legal fees, O’Heaney says she walked away with about $8-thousand.
O’Heaney signed a nondisclosure agreement as part of the settlement, but she’s speaking out now to prove how the entertainment industry uses NDAs to prevent women from talking about powerful men. “Women have come together, saying, ‘We’re not going to be f**ked by you,’” she says. “I finally have the confidence to speak about this. It’s too long that I’ve sat on this story.”
- People tied to the movie don’t agree with O’Heaney comparing her incident with those of Harvey Weinstein and other sexual assault accusers. “It was way blown out of proportion,” “The Doors” casting director Risa Bramon Garcia says. “I am not somebody who takes this stuff lightly. I can tell the difference between something that’s abusive and a moment that got carried away.”
- How could such a thing be suggested? Because according to various sources, this was simply a case of an audition getting out of hand.
Source: Buzzfeed
