Zoë Kravitz Says She Was Sexually Harassed By A Director Early In Her Career

Actress Zoë Kravitz discusses her experiences with sexual misconduct and Bill Cosby for the cover story of Rolling Stone’s November issue.

Kravitz, the daughter of actress Lisa Bonet and musician Lenny Kravitz, recreated her mother’s iconic shoot for the magazine’s cover, 30 years after Bonet shocked many with what was then considered a risqué photo.

Though the cover suggests empowerment, the “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” star, 29, told the magazine there was a time in her life when she felt anything but — when a director she doesn’t identify sexually harassed her at the start of her career.

“I definitely worked with a director who made me very uncomfortable. I was young — maybe 19 or 20 — and we were on location, staying at the same hotel. And it was full-on: ‘Can I come inside your room?’ Just totally inappropriate,” Kravitz said. “And then he’d do things like come to the makeup trailer and touch my hair. Or say, ‘Let me see your costume — turn around?’ It’s just never OK for someone to do that. Especially when they’re in a position of power.”