Rosanna Arquette on Cost of Rejecting Weinstein

Rosanna Arquette on Cost of Rejecting Weinstein

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Rosanna Arquette has revealed the price she paid for rejecting .

The Pulp Fiction actress, 66, had a minor but memorable role in the 1994 hit, playing the wife of drug dealer Lance, portrayed by Eric Stoltz.

The film was written and directed by , while Weinstein, 73 - who is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence for rape - was a producer.

Made for just $8 million, Pulp Fiction became a massive critical and commercial success, eventually grossing more than $213.9 million worldwide.

But despite the film’s success, Arquette said it still leaves a sour taste in her mouth because she was denied a percentage of the box office profits.

'I'm the only person who didn't get a back end [a share of the takings]. Everybody made money except me,' she told The Times.

Rosanna Arquette has revealed the price she paid for rejecting Harvey Weinstein after the success of the 1994 film Pulp Fiction

The film was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino , while Weinstein (pictured), 73 - who is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence for rape - was a producer

She does not blame Quentin, as he wanted me in that movie, but instead points the finger at the film’s producer, Harvey.

In the early 1990s, the actress said she went to meet Harvey about a script.

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When she arrived at the Beverly Hills Hotel, she was told to go up to his room, where he was waiting in a bathrobe and allegedly tried to force her to touch his penis.

She told the publication: 'I was fortunate because I was not raped. 

'But, boy, was it going there and I paid a price for saying no, and later I paid a price for telling the truth.'

In 2017, Arquette was among the first women to speak out against Harvey, along with Mira Sorvino and Annabella Sciorra.

Once a Hollywood heavy-hitter, Harvey became a symbol of sexual misconduct after media reports revealed allegations against him in 2017.

In total, some 60 women came forward with harrowing allegations against the producer and he was convicted of various sex crimes in both New York and California.