Lamison said she had been introduced to Cirrincione the previous night by one of his clients at the Tony Awards dinner. Soon after her arrival at the hotel, Cirrincione's phone rang. It was Berry. He put the famous actress on speaker as Lamison listened in silently, in awe — thinking that perhaps Cirrincione could steer her own acting career to Hollywood success in an industry with few leading roles for African American actresses like her.
When the call ended, Lamison began reciting a poem she had written. Midway through her performance, she said, Cirrincione grabbed her and started kissing her, sticking his tongue in her mouth.
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Women of color are already in a really dangerous and vulnerable place when it comes to sexual harassment at the hands of white men because of the intersections between their ethnicity and their gender. I can't imagine adding the career of an actress, a person who is so frequently forced into closed quarters alone with these men. These women are incredibly brave for speaking out.
It's really interesting to me that Berry and Henson ascertain that nothing happened between them and this man. As we know from the Larry Nassar case, that a.) doesn't necessarily mean nothing happened and b.) doesn't mean it did not happen to other people.
I admire Berry for dropping him. I really hope Henson does the same. Supplying this man with the money and the clout in the industry to continue to do this is extremely irresponsible and I really hope she stops doing it.
This article so perfectly shows the horror of sexual abuse in the entertainment industry. The fact that Cirrincione preys on minority women to help them get into the industry is disgusting. Probably the most absurd thing about this is Cirrincione’s statement about how he helps women gain footing in the industry and abused no one. One thing that I question is since none of the women are filling criminal cases against him, how will Cirrincione be punished or be held accountable for his actions? Will he be blacklisted or will the allegations come to fruition and nothing will happen. The thing that still shocks me about these articles is how common sexual harassment is and how many women are coming forward. Theatre and the entertainment industry are very vocal industries so this article makes me worry a lot about how many other industries are super from even larger problems. I don’t think I can even fathom the multitude of people who are abused in the workplace that no one will ever know about.
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