[ APPLAUSE ]
>>> FOR ALMOST A DECADE, WE LEARNED, LAUGHED AND LOVED TO
WATCH MELISSA GILBERT GROW UP AS
LAURA INGLES WILDER ON "LITTLE
HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE."
I HAVE SEEN EVERY, SINGLE
EPISODE MANY, MANY TIMES.
AS MUCH AS WE LOVE HER ON-SCREEN, SHE IS ALSO A FORCE
BEHIND THE CAMERA.
SHE BECAME A WRITER, PRODUCER
AND DIRECTOR, SHE SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCREEN ACTORSE
PRESIDENT OF THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD.
GUILD.
AND NOW, SHE IS LENDING HER
VOICE TO THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CONVERSATION.SEXUAL HARASSMENT
CONVERSATION.
RECENTLY SHARING WHAT SHE CALLS
A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE SHE HAD WITH DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE.HAD
WITH DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE. PLEASE WELCOME, MELISSA GILBERT.
[ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. ]
THANK YOU.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE TO HAVE THE FAN GIRL
MOMENT, PLEASE.
I FEEL IT WAS A SIGN FROM GOD,
WERE BOTH WEARING STRIPES.
>> ITS STRIPE DAY. >> WERE SECRETLY SISTERS FROM
ANOTHER MOTHER.
ANOTHER MOTHER.
I ASKED OUR AUDIENCE.
EVERYBODY HERE WATCHED AND LOVED "LITTLE HOUSE."WATCHED AND LOVED
"LITTLE HOUSE." >> OH.
>> OH. >> IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME,
GROWING UP, THAT WHEN I BECAME
AN UNHAPPY LAWYER, AND WAS
PRACTICING LAW IN NEW YORK CITY,
NOT ENJOYING MYSELF, I USED TO
TURN ON "LITTLE HOUSE ON THE
PRAIRIE" RERUNS BEFORE WORK,
INSTEAD OF THE NEWS.
IT WAS CALMING AND SOOTHING AND
MADE ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT LIFE.
>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE DOING THAT NOW.
>> YES, WE NEED IT.
>> WE NEED A "LITTLE HOUSE"
THESE DAYS.
THESE DAYS. >> WHEN YOU TOLD THE OLIVER
STONE STORY, TO ANDY COHEN, I
THINK OF YOU AND I THINK OF
KINDNESS AND UPLIFT AND
GOODNESS.
GOODNESS.
YOURE AN ACTRESS WHO HASNT HAD
ALL KINDNESS IN YOUR CAREER.
YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT
HAPPENED WITH OLIVER STONE AND
ILL TELL THE AUDIENCE WHAT HE
SAID.
>> THE STORY ITSELF WAS BAD.
IT WAS AN AUDITION FOR THE
"DOORS" MOVIE.
I HAD READ THE SLIDES AND THE SCRIPT.EAD THE SLIDES AND THE
SCRIPT.
AND HE ASKED ME TO DO A SCENE HE HAD JUST WRITTEN.O DO A SCENE HE
HAD JUST WRITTEN.
AND IT WAS A REALLY SEXUAL, VERY
GRAPHIC SCENE.
AND THE CASTING WOMAN HAD LEFT THE ROOM.ASTING WOMAN HAD LEFT
THE ROOM. AND I WAS ALONE WITH HIM AND AN
ACTOR.
ACTOR.
AND HE ASKED ME, NOT ONLY TO READ IT, BUT TO STAGE IT. TO
GET DOWN ON MY HANDS AND
KNEES AND DELIVER THIS REALLY
HORRENDOUS DIALOGUE.
HORRENDOUS DIALOGUE. AND IT WAS SPRUNG ON ME.
AND I STARTED TO CRY.
AND HE SAID, GOOD.
THAT WILL MAKE IT BETTER.
AND I LEFT.
>> IT WAS VERY DEMEANING.
>> IT WAS REALLY DEMEANING.
>> THE LINES WERE SO GRAPHIC, WE
CANT SAY THEM ON MORNING
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION.
>> YOU CAN READ THEM ON MY BLOG. I WROTE THEM THERE.M ON MY BLOG.
I WROTE THEM THERE. >> AND YOU SHOULD.
HE CAME OUT IN DEFENSE AFTER YOU
SAID THIS.
SAID THIS.
AND SAID, IT WAS MADE CLEAR FROM THE OUTSET, THIS WAS GOING TO BE
A RAUNCHY, NO-HOLDS BARRED ROCK
N ROLL MOVIE.
AND MY CASTING DIRECTOR WAS THERE. CASTING DIRECTOR WAS
THERE.
NO SCENES WERE REWRITTEN FOR A SINGLE ACTOR.E REWRITTEN FOR A
SINGLE ACTOR. AND SHE BACKED HIM UP WITH THAT.
>> THAT WAS SHOCKING TO ME.
EITHER SHES LYING OR HER MEMORY
IS OFF.
IS OFF. SHE WAS NOT IN THE ROOM WITH ME
FOR THIS.
FOR THIS.
IT WAS HE AND I. AND THAT WAS IT.
BUT YOU KNOW, THESE STORIES ARE
COMING OUT EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY SOMEBODY HAS ANOTHER
STORY IN SOME WAY.
ITS NOT JUST US.
ITS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD.
NOW, THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?AT ARE
WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? I THINK BECAUSE THE FOCUS IS ON
HOLLYWOOD AND ON THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN
GENERAL, AND THAT INCLUDES
BROADCAST JOURNALISM, WHICH
STARTS HERE.
STARTS HERE.
IT STARTS WITH SOME SORT OF
COMMISSION THAT WE CREATE TO CREATE THE BOUNDARIES AND THE
RULES AND WHAT THEY ARE NOW.
AND CREATE THE SAFE PLACE THAT
PEOPLE CAN COME TO REPORT AND
GET JUSTICE.
GET JUSTICE.
AND WE CHANGE THE LAWS TO
PROTECT THE VICTIMS AND NOT THE PERPETRATORS.ICTIMS AND NOT THE
PERPETRATORS.
AND THERES --
>> YOU REALLY NEED THAT IN HOLLYWOOD.LLY NEED THAT IN
HOLLYWOOD.
IN NEWS, THERES CORPORATE
ENTITIES IN PLACE.
WHEN I WAS AT FOX AND IT
HAPPENED TO ME, IT WAS
MEANINGLESS.
BUT THERE WAS AN H.R. -- THERES
NOTHING IN HOLLYWOOD.
IF OLIVER STONE HARASSES YOU, WHERE DO YOU GO?HARASSES YOU,
WHERE DO YOU GO? >> WE HAVE H.R. BUT IT DOESNT
HAVE TEETH.
HAVE TEETH.
WE NEED TO CREATE AN ENTITY THATS BEYOND THE UNIONS AND THE
STUDIOS AND THE NOTEETWORKS, SO
PEOPLE LIKE YOU, LIKE ME,
EVERYBODY THAT WORKS FOR THE
ENTITIES, CAN COME TO WHERE THEY
CAN GET JUSTICE AND HELP AND BE
HEARD.
HEARD.
WE NEED TO SET WHAT THESE RULES ARE.EED TO SET WHAT THESE RULES
ARE. NO ACTRESS OR ACTOR GOES TO A
PRODUCERS HOTEL ROOM
UNACCOMPANIED, EVER.
UNACCOMPANIED, EVER. >> THATS SIMPLE AND EASY.
>> IF YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR A
SHOW, A FILM OR A SHOW, WITH
SEXUAL CONTENT, THERES SOMEONE
IN THE ROOM, LIKE THERES A
NURSE IN THE ROOM.
>> LIKE THIS CASTING DIRECTOR
CLAIMS SHE WAS THERE WHEN
MELISSA HAD AN EXTRA RAUNCHY
SCENE.
SCENE.
IT WAS MORE EXTREME THAN WHAT WOUND UP IN THE MOVIE.AN WHAT
WOUND UP IN THE MOVIE. >> SHE MAY HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN
OTHER WOMEN DID IT.
OTHER WOMEN DID AUDITION FOR
THAT SCENE.
THAT SCENE.
THERE WERE WOMEN WHO WERE MADE TO SIMULATE ORGASMS FOR HIM.DE
TO SIMULATE ORGASMS FOR HIM. I WONDER IF THE MEN WERE.
NOW, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
I DONT WANT PEOPLE TO BECOME
IGNORED TO THE STORY.
I WANT US TO COALESCE AND DO
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING.
SO, YOU KNOW, I AM TRYING TO, NOW, GATHER ALL OF US TOGETHER
AND TRY AND FORM SOME SORT OF
ENTITY THAT WILL --
>> THATS A NEW HALF PINT
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION.
THATS THE NAME OF HER COMPANY,
HALF PINT PRODUCTIONS.
THE REASON THAT MELISSA IS
COMING ON, NOT JUST TO TALK
ABOUT OLIVER STONE.
SHE HAS A NEW PLAY.
>> I DO.
>> CALLED "THE DEAD: 1904."
IF YOURE IN NEW YORK CITY, THEY
EAT WITH YOU, WALK AROUND A TOWNHOUSE WITH YOU.AROUND A
TOWNHOUSE WITH YOU. >> WERE IN IT.
THE AUDIENCE IS IN IT. WE SERVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY
MEAL.
MEAL.
WE DANCE.
THERES MUSIC. >> CAN THEY SHOUT OUT QUESTIONS
WITH YOU?
WITH YOU?
>> I INTERACT WITH THE AUDIENCE
ALL THE TIME.
IN CHARACTER. I PLAY GRETA CON ROY.
IT TAKES PLACE IN 1904.
>> SLIPPED RIGHT INTO IT.
>> I PLAY AN IRISH NANNY, TOO.
>> WHAT IF SOMEBODY YELLS OUT A
CURRENT EVENT?
CURRENT EVENT? WHAT ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP?
>> WE FIND A WAY TO CHANGE THE
SUBJECT SOMEHOW.
SUBJECT SOMEHOW.
WE WERE PLANNING -- >> WE DO, TOO.NG --
>> WE DO, TOO. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
EXACTLY.
THATS FANTASTIC. HE HAS NO PLACE IN "THE DEAD:
1904."
1904."
I CANT WAIT TO SEE THIS. ITS MELISSA GILBERT, FOR GOD
SAKE.
SAKE.
GO SEE IT "THE DEAD: 1904."