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Barbra Streisand says her nose saved her from sexual harassment

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Barbra Streisand states she has never been sexually harassed and speculates that this may be due to her looks. However, the singer stated that she has been mistreated by the media.

During a homage to her at PaleyFest in Los Angeles, the 75-year-old singer, actress, and director was asked if she had ever been the victim of sexual assault.

She said “Never” when asked if she had ever been subjected to casting couch abuse as a young actress and singer.

“I wasn’t like those pretty girls with those nice little noses. Maybe that’s why (I wasn’t harassed). I have no idea,” Streisand said in an interview with producer Ryan Murphy about her reputation as an outlier icon.

She acknowledged the strength of the anti-gender inequality rallies sweeping Hollywood and society.

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    “We’re in a strange time now in terms of men and women and the pendulum swinging this way and that way, and it’s going to have to come to the center,” Streisand remarked at a crowded Paley Center for Media event on Friday.

    According to USA Today, Streisand also stated that the only time she felt “violated” was when the media published “inaccurate” claims about her and, more particularly, when the late TV journalist Mike Wallace reduced her to tears during an intense interview when she was 19.

    “I thought, I don’t know what date rape is, it’s terrible … but it was such a violation,” she said. “Why lie?”

    During a 1991 interview on “60 Minutes,” Wallace’s tough questions pushed Streisand to tears.

    Streisand stated she seeks control in her work, but only in the service of her art, which has included directing, starring, and producing TV movies, including “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story,” a 1995 film on anti-gay prejudice in the military.

    Murphy ( “Glee,” ′′American Horror Story”), who acknowledged to being apprehensive as he began his one-on-one interview with the actress of “Funny Girl” and award-winning TV specials dating back to 1966′s “Color Me Barbra,” claimed she owed him his career.

    “People talk about Barbra as the greatest female star. I say, no, that’s not enough,” Murphy said, calling her a groundbreaker for those who don’t fit the mold. “She was a touchstone, a beacon I followed my entire life.

    In the past, Streisand has claimed that sexism in Hollywood hindered her from obtaining an Oscar nomination for directing. “Time’s up!” she said at the Golden Globes in January, referring to the absence of female directors among the prize winners.

    When presenting the night’s last prize, Streisand mentioned the failure.

    “I’m the only woman to get the best director award (at the Golden Globes). You know that was 1984 ― that was 34 years ago,” she remarked. “Folks, time’s up!” she said as the crowd erupted in applause.

     

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