LaineyGossip (Elaine Lui) shares a personal story in blind item style regarding an assault she experienced during an interview.
In Lainey's recent post about Blake and Justin's lawsuit, she posted a "mini blind" about herself. The context of the blind is related to the post and importance of consent. Im curious though, who is the actor Lainey is referring to? I cant find it on google. Blind in quotes below: "A few years ago, at a major television event in Canada, I was assigned to interview an American television star, known for multiple long-running TV series, who is considered to be very attractive. We did the interview in an elevator (the lighting was good and there was a nice view out the back, which was glass) so it was me, the actor, cameraperson, sound person, and producer. The actor seemed to find it sexy that we were talking in an elevator. So he was playing with that vibe during the interview and took it too far by kissing me. Not a peck. But a lingering kiss that was meant to seduce. I was not prepared. I did not kiss him back but I also did not pull away. If you watch the video back, I’m laughing after the kiss. I play it off like, “OMG that was hilarious!” And we kept talking. Later on, I was all bravado, telling my colleagues, “You wouldn’t believe what happened – isn’t that crazy?!” For the rest of the day it was shared as an anecdote, not just by me but by others on our team, some of them remarking on how good looking the actor is, the suggestion being that it must have been a fun experience for me. It was not fun for me, but I didn’t know how to articulate it. I was embarrassed and uncomfortable about it, on multiple levels. On top of the fact that I had no choice in the kiss, and that I felt like people were talking about me (maybe they weren’t, but in my mind, when something like that goes down, you think you’re the reason for all the whispers), and doubting myself about whether or not I had invited it, I was also worried about Jacek, my husband. Because that was an interview meant for broadcast across the country. So I was kinda f-cked up below the surface. On the surface though? All good, no problem. Only I would know, if someone played me that tape, what the signs were. Only I would know how I was really, really processing that moment."