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TV host accuses Patrick Swayze of sexual assault
As more and more actresses share their stories of sexual harassment in Hollywood in the wake of Harvey Weinstein's downfall, a former Australian presenter has come forward with her own experience.
Michele Mahone, who previously worked as a reporter on the Today Show and Wake Up, has claimed late actor Patrick Swayze gave her a "forceful kiss" while she was working as a make-up artist.
Sharing her account with news.com.au, the Australian presenter said the Ghost actor had come into her place of employment for an interview and after speaking about his wife, Lisa Niemi, made an unwanted advance towards her.
"Patrick Swayze came in for an interview, and the whole time all he did was talk about how fantastic his wife was. At the end of his interview, I asked him if he wanted his make-up removed," she wrote in a first-person piece for the outlet.
"I went back to the room, and put my left hand up to lift his fringe off his face, while I removed his makeup with my right hand.
"He grabbed my waist and pulled me in and started kissing me. I was completely shocked. He wouldn’t let go. His hand moved behind my head, and it was a really forceful kiss," she added.
Trying to rebuff the advance, Michele goes on saying she tried to push Patrick off her before he finally relented, leaving her "shaken" by the interaction.
"I pushed his shoulder off me. It was like a drunk in the bar grabbing you out of nowhere. He said, 'Oh, this doesn’t mean we can’t work together,' and I didn’t know what to say.
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"I was shaken. I was trembling. It was like an uncle grabbing you and kissing you. I was appalled, because he just said how much he loved his wife. I felt violated. My mouth hurt. I was in absolute shock. I slowly packed up my kit hoping that by the time I was done, he’d have left the studio," she added.
Despite leaving the make-up studio, Michele claims she had one final encounter with the Dirty Dancing star, who died in 2009, in the lobby and that despite reporting what happened to producer she was "never hired" again.
"But when I left, he was still in the lobby. Producers and everyone were still there.He said: 'Well give me a hug goodbye, Michele,' and I had to hug him. What else could I do?
"When he left, I pulled the producer (who was a woman) aside. I told her how he kissed me, and she asked if it had happened before. I said no, but they never hired me again."
Michele also claimed that her experience with the legendary actor was not an isolated incident, recalling another time she was subjected to another unwanted advance during a meeting.
The 45-year-old refused to identify the person, saying she will "never name them", however she was summoned to their house for a meeting in the hopes of a work collaboration, after they had seen some of her comedy work on YouTube.
"Instead of sitting across from me he sat next to me on the couch. I remember how I inched my way over until I hit the arm of the chair, before he put his hand up my shirt. I just slapped him. He then grabbed my arm, and it was a full-on fight," she writes.
"I was there maybe 20 minutes, but it was 20 minutes too long. I grabbed my purse and said if you don’t open your gate I will drive straight through it. I drove out of his driveway, pulled over and bawled my eyes out."
Michele concluded by saying she kept quiet about the incidents as she feared no one would believe her, and likening her experience to that of Harvey's victims.
"Until today, I’ve never said a word of this to anybody because I thought there was no point. I know people would believe me, but I’d feel the impact more. And that’s what’s happening with Harvey Weinstein. Since he’s ruined and can’t put anyone in a movie or help a career, people have come out and told the world what he’s really like."
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