Melanie Griffith on guest starring on Raising Hope with her mom + Tippi Hedren interview

[mrmidwest]

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The FOX hit show brings out the big guns for the season three premiere! Get a peek of Melanie on set with her mom, "The Birds" star Tippi Hedren.

Hedren Headlines at California Women's Conference:

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Tippi Hedren Reveals “Evil, Deviant” Hitchcock’s On-Set Sexual Harassment

Alfred Hitchcock has long been accused of putting his "cool blondes" through the

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[ms_mmelissa]

I always feel bad hearing what Hitchcock put poor Tippi Hedren through.

Sienna Miller confirmed that shit would never fly between an actress and a director now.

I don't for a second believe that actresses aren't still sexually harassed by directors/producers today. :(

[sassandthecity]

Yeah, I don't know how somebody could say that in a world that contains Michael Bay.

[josiefier]

Hell, think about the Nick stars if the rumors are true. And like the other commenter mentioned, there's still Michael Bay as well.

[josiefier]

There have been a few blind items, at least one in particular that I remember about forced abortions and such - mostly involving the guy from Head of the Class. Amanda Bynes was one of the main guesses. And judging from some of her recent downward spiral, I tend to believe at least some of it is true.

[josiefier]

I don't either really, but it keeps coming up in Amanda posts. Guy's name is Dan Schneider, he's one of the Nick producers. Or at least was then. Here are some posts (you can hit ctrl + f to find his name in them):

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/67283281.html

http://www.dlisted.com/2012/03/12/blind-items-i-guess-you-guess (this one is in the comments)

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/68087308.html

[josiefier]

Yeah. It's one of those that even if it is a "hoax" it's just something that's been around too long for most people to not begin to wonder about. Especially when you look at, specifically, Amanda these days.

[mrmidwest]

It's interesting to compare the career paths of Marilyn Monroe (who used her sexuality as a way to get what she wanted) and Jean Seberg (who was abused and controlled by director Otto Preminger) with Tippi's career decline after refusing to sleep with Hitchcock.

From the Journals of Jean Seberg:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdS8F59au-s

[popartpistol]

I think the fact that she was bound to him contractually is what made it so different. At least actresses now are under contract for individual films....but yeah, I doubt the sexual harassment is any less.