Emily Ratajkowski shed light on her tough times in ‘f**ked up’ Hollywood in an explosive new interview with The Los Angeles Times.
The star, 31, spoke candidly about a range of issues, including an anecdote, first recalled in a 2020 essay, about a party she was supposed to attend with estranged husband Sebastian Bear-McClard and his agent.
In the interview, where she also talked about dating and quitting acting, she claimed at the party — attended by “mean” Hollywood bosses — that her then-partner’s agent drunkenly stated that she was “like Pamela Anderson before Hep C ‘ used to be.
The Baywatch legend, 55, famously revealed in 2002 that she was diagnosed with the debilitating and even fatal condition after sharing a tattoo needle with her then-husband Tommy Lee. In 2015 she announced that she had been cured.
Emily, who was spotted in NYC in the aftermath of the chat on Thursday, said she resented her husband, saying, “I even found it hard to be at a party like that. But then it was even harder to have a part of me so connected to it.”
Mourning: Emily Ratajkowski exposed her hard times in ‘f**ked up’ Hollywood in an explosive new interview with The Los Angeles Times
Shocking: In the interview, where she also talked about dating and quitting acting, she revealed at the party — attended by “mean” Hollywood bosses — that her then-partner’s agent drunkenly stated that she was “like Pamela Anderson before Hep C’was (Pamela in 1999)
A long time ago: She talked about her husband Sebastian Bear-McClard’s association with the dark side of Hollywood. The couple announced their divorce last year
Out and about: Emily was spotted in New York on Thursday in the wake of the interview
In her original essay, she wrote of her husband’s appearance, “I thought about it [Bear-McClard] had glided across the room, a room full of men who had kissed Harvey Weinstein’s ring just two years earlier…
‘[They were] encouraging their young female clients to meet with him in hotel rooms. I hated that my husband had any ties to these men at all.”
Her interview comes after Bear-McClard was accused of “grooming” two teenage girls via Instagram before sleeping with them.
Bear-McClard has been charged with sexual misconduct by two women in documents obtained by Variety and “disturbing conduct” by a third.
He reportedly contacted a 17-year-old on Instagram in 2016 before meeting her at a Soho loft, promising she could meet ‘Good Time’ star Robert Pattinson on the set of the movie being produced . by Josh and Benny Safdie.
She claims she was left on set in New York waiting for her scene to be called and was forced to undress in front of nearly a dozen male cast and crew members.
Stylish: Emily looked calm as she stepped outside
Here she is: She has caused a stir with the open and honest chat
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Bear-McClard and Ratajkowski for comment.
Elsewhere in the chat, she also shed light on her decision to retire from acting after having success in major productions.
Record The Los Angeles Times she described feeling like she was being treated more like “a piece of meat” than an actual performer. Eventually, no longer interested in playing by the rules of ‘boys clubs’, she decided to quit the profession.
Emily’s first major film role was in the Ben Affleck-led drama Gone Girl, a critically acclaimed film that garnered an Oscar nomination.
After that, Emily and her team looked for roles for her that would demonstrate that she was a force to be reckoned with, a “serious actress with a long life.”
‘I felt like a piece of meat judged by people’: Emily has shed light on her decision to retire from acting after having success in major productions; depicted in Gone Girl
Light, camera, action: Ratajkowski pictured with Amy Schumer in I Feel Pretty
And she’s played land roles in numerous movies, from Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty, the Zac Efron-led film We Are Your Friends, and a role opposite Marc Maron in the Netflix series Easy.
The last audition she went to was for the 2022 film Triangle Sadness, for a role that eventually went to Charlbi Dean Kriek.
But instead of feeling like an artist, Emily felt she was really being treated like an object.
“I didn’t feel like, ‘Oh, I’m an artist performing and this is my outlet.’ I felt like a piece of meat that people judged and said, “Does she have anything else but her? [breasts]?”” she said.
Now that she no longer wants to be “palatable to powerful men in Hollywood,” she cleared the house in early 2020 and fired her acting agent, commercial representative, and manager.
“I didn’t trust them,” she explained. “I was like, ‘I can handle getting calls. I’m going to make these decisions. None of you have my best interests at heart. And you all hate women.'”
In her interview, Emily also discussed her romance with Pete Davidson and his attraction to women.
As many have wondered how Kim Kardashian’s ex manages to date all these beautiful women, Emily said even those around her were intrigued.
Big Names: She also had a role opposite Marc Maron in the Netflix series Easy
Emily said, “Even my friends were like, ‘How was that??” I actually don’t understand.
“People are so baffled by the idea that a man might be respectful of women and treat them like human beings, making it easy to date.”
Pete and Emily’s whirlwind romance ended just after Christmas.
“Their affair has moved to the friend zone [and that’s] fine with both,” said a source Page six back in December.
The celeb couple were first connected in November, after Ratajkowski parted ways with husband Sebastian.
The two were photographed on Nov. 27 during a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
Revealing: She showed off her legs in the Netflix series Easy
Success: The actress portrayed in the 2015 film We Are Your Friends, starring Zac Efron
Former Flame: Ratajkowski spoke about her romance with Pete Davidson while discussing his attraction to women; the two can be seen together at a New York Knicks game on Nov. 27
Wow factor: The 31-year-old model talked about dating 29-year-old lothario in a feature with the Los Angeles Times column For Real With Amy Kaufman released on Thursday
Pete has since moved into a relationship with Bodies Bodies Bodies co-star Chase Sui Wonders.
Meanwhile, Emily is looking for love as she dated comedian Eric Andre, recording artist Jack Greer, DJ Orazio Rispo, and most recently she was seen making out with Harry Styles in Japan.
Emily didn’t directly address the rumors about her relationship with 29-year-old ex of Olivia Wilde, but did give a general statement to the LA Times after DailyMail.com exclusively published a video of their PDA session.
She said, “There are a million insane, inaccurate things about my relationships [that are said.’
Though she had insisted that she is not thinking about men to date, she did admit certain events could unfurl.
Emily said with a laugh: ‘I’m definitely still not thinking about guys. Although, yeah. You know, sometimes things just happen.’
‘People are so perplexed by the idea that a man might just be respectful to women and treat them like people and thus be easy to go out on dates with’: As many have questioned how Kim Kardashian’s ex manages to date all these beautiful women, Emily said even those around her were intrigued
Smooch: Emily was seen making out with Harry Styles in Tokyo but chose not to comment on it