'Women go up to the hotel room because so many doors are closed... It's tempting to enter the one that remains open': Empire actress says she was 'desperate' and she was 'groomed' so went to Harvey Weinstein's room

  • Kaitlin Doubleday revealed in a column that she met Harvey Weinstein at age 25
  • Before the meeting, she was warned by her manager of past accusations of sexual harassment
  • After several meetings in public, she was invited up to Weinstein's hotel room
  • Doubleday, 33, didn't describe what transpired in detail but she compared it to being 'just as' Ashley Judd described
  • Judd has said Weinstein greeted her wearing a bathrobe and asked if she would watch him shower and give him a massage
  • The disgraced movie mogul is facing more than 80 sexual misconduct allegations dating back to the 1970s

By Mary Kekatos For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:10 EST, 8 December 2017 | Updated: 20:19 EST, 8 December 2017

Actress Kaitlin Doubleday has revealed why she agreed to visit Harvey Weinstein's hotel room, despite hearing the rumors of his inappropriate behavior.

The Empire star revealed in a column for The Hollywood Reporter: 'Women go up to the hotel room because so many of the doors they see are closed. It can be tempting to enter the one that remains open.' 

Doubleday revealed that the two met when she was 25 and a struggling actress at the time.

She was invited to meet with the influential movie mogul, but was warned of past accusations of sexual harassment. Doubleday agreed to the meeting, but only if it were in a public location.

Empire actress Kaitlin Doubleday (pictured) has revealed why she agreed to visit Harvey Weinstein's hotel room, despite hearing the rumors of his inappropriate behavior. The two met when she was 25
Before the meeting, Doubleday (pictured) was warned by her manager of past accusations of sexual harassment

Empire actress Kaitlin Doubleday (left and right) has revealed why she agreed to visit Harvey Weinstein's hotel room, despite hearing the rumors of his inappropriate behavior. The two met when she was 25.  Before the meeting, she was warned by her manager of past accusations of sexual harassment

Doubleday said Weinstein (pictured, September 2017) suggested meeting up for a drink at the Montage Beverly Hills hotel restaurant

Doubleday said Weinstein (pictured, September 2017) suggested meeting up for a drink at the Montage Beverly Hills hotel restaurant

After several meetings in public, the actress says he asked her to meet in his room to watch some footage because he needed advice on an ending on the film Nine (Pictured, Doubleday in Empire)

After several meetings in public, the actress says he asked her to meet in his room to watch some footage because he needed advice on an ending on the film Nine (Pictured, Doubleday in Empire)

Doubleday said her manager warned her that she'd heard rumors about Weinstein being a serial sexual harasser and suggested that if the actress agreed to the meeting, she should do so in a public setting.

'I called him back and, shockingly, we developed a rapport,' she wrote in the column.

She said he suggested meeting up for a drink at the Montage Beverly Hills hotel restaurant.

'OK, as long as you don't expect me to come up to your room!' she claims she responded.

'I went up to that hotel room because I've been groomed to by the world, by the industry and by people's expectations that an aspiring young woman can achieve success only with the help of a powerful man 

Doubleday says they spoke about movies, books, travel, and awards and stayed in touch 'like old friends' until another night at the Montage, when she says he asked her to meet her in his room to watch some footage because he needed advice on an ending for the film Nine.

'I didn't want to go. I knew what he was doing. I had prepared myself for this moment, but still, I went,' she wrote. 'Now the world knows what happens when Harvey Weinstein invites you to his hotel room.'

Doubleday didn't describe what transpired in detail but she compared it to being 'just as' actress Ashley Judd described it. 

Judd has said Weinstein greeted her wearing a bathrobe and asked if she would watch him shower and give him a massage.

Doubleday said she went up to the room because she was 'desperate' and had struggled with her self-esteem. 

Doubleday (pictured, January 2017) said she didn't want to go but she went because she was 'desperate' and had struggled with her self-esteem
She didn't describe what transpired in detail but she compared to being 'just as' actress Ashley Judd (pcitured, December 2017) described it

Doubleday (left) said she didn't want to go but she went because she was 'desperate' and had struggled with her self-esteem. She didn't describe what transpired in detail but she compared it to being 'just as' actress Ashley Judd (right) described it

Judd (pictured, center, Vince Vaughn and Weinstein in March 1997) has said Weinstein greeted her wearing a bathrobe and asked if she would watch him shower and give him a massage

Judd (pictured, center, Vince Vaughn and Weinstein in March 1997) has said Weinstein greeted her wearing a bathrobe and asked if she would watch him shower and give him a massage

'I am 33 now, and my window of opportunity is narrowing every day. People like to remind you of the 'exceptions to the rule' of youth and beauty being prerequisites for actresses, but they are called 'exceptions' for a reason. Some days, I feel like I have a time bomb in my chest. 

'I went up to his room because I was desperate and had been, on some level, since I first started acting. I've had struggles with my appearance, self-esteem and self-worth. 

'Harvey made me feel like he saw me for my intelligence and not for my body. That's what breaks my heart about this experience the most. 

'It feels so thrilling when you believe you are being seen as an equal that you are putty in the hands of someone like Harvey, who will use those vulnerabilities against you.

'I went up to that hotel room because I've been groomed to by the world, by the industry and by people's expectations that an aspiring young woman can achieve success only with the help of a powerful man,' Doubleday said (Pictured, the Montage Beverly Hills hotel)

'I went up to that hotel room because I've been groomed to by the world, by the industry and by people's expectations that an aspiring young woman can achieve success only with the help of a powerful man,' Doubleday said (Pictured, the Montage Beverly Hills hotel)

'I went up to that hotel room because I've been groomed to by the world, by the industry and by people's expectations that an aspiring young woman can achieve success only with the help of a powerful man.

'Harvey made me feel like he saw me for my intelligence and not for my body. That's what breaks my heart about this experience the most 

'I went up to that hotel room because of the sad state of affairs in 2010, and since the dawn of time: shitty options, a paucity of true opportunities, and very few paths to success that don't include a man's stamp of approval.  

'It doesn't have to be that way now. But until the forces that hold us back are eliminated, women will continue to fall into the clutches of toxic masculinity.' 

The disgraced movie mogul is facing more than 80 sexual misconduct allegations dating all the way back to the 1970s, but claims he never engaged in non-consensual sex with women.

 

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