Christian Keyes Opens Up About Sexual Harassment By “Powerful Man” In Hollywood
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Actor Christian Keyes took to Instagram to make an explosive revelation of experiencing sexual harassment at the hands of a “powerful man” in Hollywood.
In the video posted on Dec. 15, Keyes mentioned that the unnamed person abused “certain powers” and “were moving inappropriately.” Detailing how the alleged man “sexually harassed” him for years, the 48-year-old also noted that the Hollywood gatekeeper also had “multiple young Black men” on payroll to be available at his request.
“I want to be transparent with ya’ll about that. I’ve done my best to forgive this person, but it happens. It happens,” he said in the video. “It’s not just women that have to deal with it. It’s also men sometimes. Men tempting men. That’s why a lot of my posts over the last years have been about taking the scenic route.”
The All The Queen’s Men actor caused much outrage by his Hollywood peers who immediately showed support across all social media platforms. Keyes has since disabled comments on his post.
Actress Elise Neal commented, “My brother- I understand- and I completely am with u!!!. I’ve been in these situations and I’m proud of you,” as Get Out star Lil Rel Howery wrote “Proud of you brother.”
Tami Roman also posted, “Christian I’ve been around you several times and you are such a light who walks with integrity & peace. I’m sorry you’ve experienced this but I commend your bravery!” Claudia Jordan wrote, “You shared a piece of this with me when we first met may be 15 years ago and said one day you would come forward … and YOU DID. I am SOOOOOO proud of you!”
Queen Sugar star Dondre T. Whitfiled added, “Y’all don’t want to have this conversation. If we told y’all about your HEroes and SHEroes it would break y’all.”
As of publication, the “powerful man” in Hollywood has not been revealed.
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