'Longmire' Actress Accuses Jeremy Piven of Sexual Harassment
by EG
Longmire star Cassidy Freeman came forward on Wednesday to accuse Entourage star Jeremy Piven of "predatory behavior" in an Instagram post. Freeman's post was in response to Piven's denial of another woman, actress Ariane Bellamar, who says Piven harassed her on the set of Entourage. Piven says the incidents Bellamar recounts never happened, but Freeman says he behaved similarly toward her when she was "far too young."
Meanwhile, many of Piven's fans on social media responded to the accusations by insulting the women involved in the most profane terms possible. Not exactly the best way to make your man seem innocent.
Via Page Six.
A second woman has come forward with accusations of “predatory behavior” by actor Jeremy Piven.
“Predatory behavior is a chronic way for you to seek power,” actress Cassidy Freeman — known for her roles in “Smallville” and “Longmire” — wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday.
Freeman penned the post after actress Ariane Bellamar accused Piven of groping her breasts in a trailer on the set of the HBO hit show “Entourage,” which stars Piven as Hollywood agent Ari Gold.
“‘Member when you cornered me in your trailer on the #Entourage set? ‘Member grabbing my boobies on the [couch] without asking??” Bellamar tweeted to Piven on Monday.
In another tweet, Bellamar wrote: “Jeremy Piven, on two occasions, cornered me & forcefully fondled my breasts & bum.”
Piven “unequivocally” denied the “appalling” groping allegations by Bellamar, saying in a statement that the incidents “did not happen.”
“It takes a great deal of courage for victims to come forward with their histories, and my hope is that the allegations about me that didn’t happen, do not detract from stories that should be heard,” Piven’s statement read.
Referencing Bellamar’s claim, Freeman wrote: “You will deny this because, sadly, she’s deniable. The backlash this woman received was horrendous.”
“And whether or not her accusations are true, the TRUTH is I know you. I know what you did and attempted to do to me when I was far too young. THAT I know. And you know it too. Unless there were so many of us, that you can’t remember,” Freeman wrote.
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