Thandie Newton Reveals Affair She Had At Age 16 With 39-Year-Old Film Director
In a recent interview, “For Colored Girls” actress Thandie Newton opened up about a relationship she had with a film director, who was 23-years older than her, that began when she was 16.
Thandie Newton has recently opened up about a devastating relationship she carried on with John Dugan, a film director 23-years older than her, whom she says coerced her into a relationship at 16.
She also said she never told her parents about it at the time.
Thandie says the 6-year affair began after travelling to Australia to audition for his film “Flirting”, which starred Nicole Kidman.
“I was a very shy, very sweet girl. I wasn’t in control of the situation. Would I have liked things to be different? Sure. ‘But I can now value myself more for the way I got through it. I don’t see myself as a victim. Part of me feels grateful I can accept the difficulties that came with that situation and be a more compassionate person myself.“
‘I am my own supreme court. I judge that one. And in a strict legal way there might not be a case. In retrospect, although it was legal because I was 16, I was coerced.”
So why is the actress talking about the relationship now?
She says she spoke up so “teenagers can see they can resist and gain self-awareness”.
John Dugan, now 61, still lives in America.
Wow! Scarily, this happens more often than not in the entertainment business.
