Harvey Weinstein threatened to kill me: Salma Hayek

Los Angeles: Actress Salma Hayek has described Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein as a rage-fuelled "monster", alleging he sexually harassed and threatened her.

Writing in the New York Times, Hayek said Weinstein once told her: "I will kill you, don't think I can't," BBC reported on Wednesday. Dozens of actresses, including Rose McGowan, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have accused Mr Weinstein of harassment or assault. He denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. BBC has approached representatives of Weinstein for a response to Salma Hayek's article. In the NYT, Hayek, 51, a Mexican-American, describes working with him on what she called her "greatest ambition" - telling the story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. After striking a deal with Weinstein for the rights of the film that would eventually become 2002's Frida, Hayek wrote it became "my turn to say no". "No to me taking a shower with him. "No to letting him watch me take a shower. "No to letting him give me a massage. "No to letting a naked friend of his give me a massage. "No to letting him give me oral sex. "No to my getting naked with another woman," she wrote. Harvey Weinstein and Salma Hayek/Image- American Thinker (Blog) She goes on to accuse him of threatening to shut the film down unless she filmed a nude sex scene with another actress. "I had to take a tranquilizer, which eventually stopped the crying but made the vomiting worse," she wrote of her emotional turmoil at filming a scene she thought unnecessary. "As you can imagine, this was not sexy, but it was the only way I could get through the scene." Frida would eventually gather six Oscar nominations, including a Best Actress nod for Hayek. Weinstein has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment, but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships.