--- title: Lena Headey Says Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Her description: Lena Headey just became the latest actor to accuse longtime Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually harassing her. canonical: https://time.com/4985749/lena-headey-harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-17T16:39:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:05.402Z og:title: Lena Headey Says Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Her og:description: "I had such a strong sense of don't come near me" og:url: https://time.com/4985749/lena-headey-harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt221d6aacd31474d1/6988e23f929fad3822bee1d2/gettyimages-520401634.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5000 og:image:height: 2813 og:image:alt: Premiere Of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lena Headey Says Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Her twitter:description: "I had such a strong sense of don't come near me" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt221d6aacd31474d1/6988e23f929fad3822bee1d2/gettyimages-520401634.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Game of Thrones_ Star Lena Headey Says 'Furious' Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Her > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 17, 2017 4:39 PM UTC  HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: Actress Lena Headey arrives at the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 10, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 10: Actress Lena Headey arrives at the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 10, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Gregg DeGuire—WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 17, 2017 4:39 PM UTC Lena Headey just became the latest actor to accuse [Harvey Weinstein](http://time.com/4982921/harvey-weinstein-expelled-from-academy-amid-sexual-assault-allegations/) of sexual harassment. The [_Game of Thrones_ ](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/)star took to Twitter Tuesday to share the story of two separate occasions when the longtime Hollywood producer allegedly made unwanted sexual advances toward her. The first incident reportedly occurred when she attended the 2005 Venice Film Festival for the premiere of _The Brothers Grimm_. “At one point Harvey asked me to take a walk down to the water,” she wrote. I walked down with him and he stopped and made some suggestive comment, a gesture, I just laughed it off, I was genuinely shocked.” Headey said there was a second incident that occurred when she met up with Weinstein for breakfast during a trip to Los Angeles and he asked her to go up to his hotel room with him. “We walked to the lift and the energy shifted, my whole body went into high alert, the lift was going up and I said to Harvey, I’m not interested in anything other than work,” she wrote. “I had such a strong sense of don’t come near me. He was silent after I spoke, furious.” Weinstein is facing a number of accusations from various women ranging from sexual assault to rape. 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