Selma Blair is revisiting a terrifying encounter with a Hollywood director who she says threatened her into silence after allegedly pressuring her to undress early on in her career.During an appearance on "The Jenny McCarthy Show," the "Cruel Intentions" actress — who filmed the podcast episode prior to her arrest this month — opened up about her alleged experience with filmmaker James Toback, recalling how the Oscar-nominated screenwriter left her fearful for her life."He really put the fear of God in me in my early 20s," Blair told McCarthy, describing Toback as "really, really scary."'TEACHER'S PET' STAR MAMIE VAN DOREN SAYS SHE FELT 'USED' AS YOUNG ACTRESS NAVIGATING HOLLYWOOD'S DARK SIDESelma Blair says a Hollywood director once threatened to "gouge" her eyes out with a pen if she exposed his alleged sexual misconduct.(Getty Images)Blair recalled an alleged encounter in which Toback pressured her to remove her clothes while performing a monologue, presenting the request as part of her acting development."I took my clothes off," Blair recalled.
"It was horrifying."She said Toback instructed her to "do the monologue naked," despite her discomfort."I was really uncomfortable," Blair said."It was really traumatic."Blair explained that she initially believed the director was trying to improve her acting abilities, rather than making a sexual advance.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSelma Blair accused James Toback of threatening her.
(Getty Images)"I was scared, and I was a people pleaser," she admitted.'BLUE BLOODS' STAR JENNIFER ESPOSITO SAYS SHE WALKED AWAY FROM HOLLYWOOD AFTER YEARS OF REJECTION AND ‘ABUSE’The actress said Toback later made disparaging remarks about her appearance, including comments about her hips."How dare you? Like, how are you going to make someone feel bad?" Blair recalled thinking.She also described an alleged threat that she said prevented her from speaking publicly about the experience for years."...