The actor opened up to GQ in saddening detail about his life and career — particularly about the alleged life-changing experience that occurred in 2003 after a Hollywood Foreign Press Association luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Brendan Fraser says he was groped by a powerful man in Hollywood. ‘I became depressed.’
The actor opened up to GQ in saddening detail about his life and career — particularly about the alleged life-changing experience that occurred in 2003 after a Hollywood Foreign Press Association luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Kudos to Brendan Fraser for speaking about this. It is incredibly difficult for women to speak about these incidents, but in some ways it is more difficult for a straight man to discuss it, because of our culture of masculinity that exists in the US today. Men are thought to be aggressive and combative, or so we are taught to believe. As such, many men question why they didn’t fight back or “beat up” the perpetrator. In the similar case of Terry Crews, we know that sometimes they are afraid of the consequences of beating up preparator. Crews was afraid of him being in trouble, particularly because of his blackness. Fraser on the other hand, seems to acknowledge that he felt powerless and helpless in that moment. What is more heartbreaking is that it seemed to take a tremendous toll on him and his career in the following years. The Mummy was a very popular action series, and he seemed to fade from the spotlight once the series was completed. Based on what he is saying this incident caused him such great turmoil that he faded from the spotlight. Many of us grew up watching these movies, and I think it is important for men and women to see that even brave dashing action heroes in movies can be the victims of assault.
In the wake of all of the sexual assault accusations, it is equally important to acknowledge the male survivors of assault because often the line that comes up is “men don’t get assaulted.” In order to change the culture in Hollywood we have to acknowledge all survivors as well as change the idea that assault can only happen to women. Even though it is more rare, assault can happen to men as well. Even though we have seen this from a lot of women as well, it is particularly shocking to hear the Brendan Fraser was assaulted at the height of his career and even he couldn’t speak out against the man who had harmed him. Again it reiterates the damage of assault, and how it is used to suppress the victims. I commend Fraser for speaking out and I hope that his story continues to inspire others to speak out.
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