Grace Van Dien and Joseph Quinn. Courtesy of Netflix
Grace Van Dien revealed she is taking a break from performing after coping with sexual harassment on a film set.
Throughout a Twitch stream, which was posted on Tuesday, March 7, Van Dien, 26, opened up about how she has “turned down 4 motion pictures” following an incident on a current movie set.
“He employed a lady that he was sleeping with, after which he had her ask me to have a threesome with them,” she claimed. “So, that’s my boss. And I didn’t [do it], and I cried and I used to be so upset.”
Since hitting pause on performing, the Stranger Issues alum famous that she was excited to concentrate on streaming, including, “However when individuals are like, ‘How is streaming higher to your psychological well being?’ That’s how. I get to remain inside my dwelling and play video video games, and I don’t have my boss asking me to have intercourse with him. That’s how that is higher for my psychological well being.”
The California native, whose father is actor and producer Casper Van Dien, recalled how she dealt with the incident “the appropriate method” by contacting her administration.
“My castmate, she was there with me and was like, ‘Did I simply hear that accurately?’ And I used to be like, ‘Yeah.’ And he or she was like, ‘You wish to go take a stroll?’ I used to be like, ‘Yeah,’” she detailed. “And we simply had a depressing time. We cried lots on that shoot.”
Grace concluded: “That’s why I’m going to stay to streaming for slightly bit, and I hope that’s not an enormous wrench in your plans for me, however I’m glad right here. And I’m creating my very own tasks, and I’m hoping that somebody decides to fund them. As a result of then I will be in command of my very own set, and I’m not going to ask my actors to sleep with me, so… that’s cool, proper?”
The actress beforehand appeared in motion pictures similar to V for Vengeance, Charlie Says, Roost and The Binge. Grace is about to star in upcoming movies The Repair and Aaah! Roach!, that are at the moment in post-production.
On the small display, Grace has scored roles in Greenhouse Academy, The Rookie and Immoral Compass. She performed Chrissy in season 4 of Stranger Issues, which dropped in Might 2022.
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The Village alum beforehand broke down her strategy to selecting a challenge, telling Collider in September 2022, “I believe my objectives have stayed the identical. They’re simply extra in attain now, which could be very good. I simply love telling tales that folks can relate to and that I can relate to, and I believe I get to maintain doing that, which I’m very grateful for.”
