Mamie Van Doren isn’t done spilling secrets.The actress and sex symbol has written a new memoir, "You Thought I Was Dead," in which she lays bare her decades-long career in showbiz.The 95-year-old is also the subject of a new documentary about her life that’s currently in production.In her latest tell-all, the star addresses Hollywood's notorious casting couch and how it continues to impact stars today.DENISE RICHARDS PRESSURED TO KEEP SILENT ABOUT ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO AVOID HOLLYWOOD BLACKLISTMamie Van Doren has a new memoir, "You Thought I Was Dead: My Life of Celebrities, Sex, and Champagne." (Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)"Predatory brutes like Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein have been ousted, tried and punished by the #MeToo movement," Van Doren wrote."Women can, and should, feel empowered by the support of their sisters.
...Young women being preyed upon and seduced by rapacious Hollywood producers, stars and studio heads is a tired cliché, but like all clichés, it is based on reality.
The casting couch was, and is, part of Hollywood's shameful legacy.""But through all the tears and fears, I am living proof that it is survivable," Van Doren added.In her new memoir, Mamie Van Doren references Harvey Weinstein (left) and Bill Cosby (right) while reflecting on how attitudes toward sexual misconduct have changed in Hollywood.She said the #MeToo movement helped shine a light on behavior that was often ignored in earlier eras.
(Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images; Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)Van Doren painted a picture of Hollywood where young actresses were often vulnerable to powerful men."It was a classic example of the predatory environment in the movie industry during the so-called Golden Age," she wrote.Actress Mamie Van Doren is seen posing at home in Los Angeles.(Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)"A new starlet in her first movie was like blood in the water to the male sharks at the studio."WATCH: NEW MARILYN MONR...