Lupita Nyong’o claims Harvey Weinstein tried to take off his pants and offered massage while his KIDS were in house
OSCAR-WINNING actress Lupita Nyong'o has claimed Harvey Weinstein tried to remove his pants and offered to massage her while his children were in the house.
The 12 Years A Slave star says the disgraced movie mogul lured her to his bedroom under false pretences and "pressured" her into massaging him.
Lupita, writing in the , said she was a drama school student when the "predator" invited her to watch a film at his family home in Connecticut after they met in 2011.
The Kenyan-Mexican actress, now 34, claims that shortly she arrived he "insisted" in front of his children that she follow him and she was led to his bedroom.
She told the newspaper she felt pressured into giving him a massage after he offered her one.
The Star Wars star wrote: "Before long he said he wanted to take off his pants.
"I told him not to do that and informed him that it would make me extremely uncomfortable.
"He got up anyway to do so and I headed for the door, saying that I was not at all comfortable with that."
Over the years that followed, he continued to get in touch, Nyong'o said, and when she declined another proposition she felt her career was threatened.
Nyong'o said she had blamed herself and attempted to forget about her experiences but has felt "sick in the pit of my stomach" since dozens of women came forward to accuse him of sexual assault and harassment.
She said she is now speaking out to end the "conspiracy of silence".
Lupita has joined the growing list of stars to accuse disgraced movie boss of sexual harassment, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie.
Weinstein is being investigated by police in Los Angeles after an allegation of rape, as detectives look into claims against the disgraced movie mogul across the USA and in the UK.
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An Italian actress and model told the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) that she was raped by the now disgraced movie mogul in a hotel near Beverly Hills in 2013.
It comes as London's Metropolitan Police investigate five allegations against Weinstein, spanning from the late 1980s to 2015, while detectives in New York are carrying out reviews.
The accuser's lawyer, Dave Ring, said his client thanks the "courageous women" who have previously spoken out.
An LAPD spokesman said: "The LAPD robbery and homicide division has interviewed a potential sexual assault victim involving Harvey Weinstein, which allegedly occurred in 2013."
Meanwhile, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said it is investigating following newspaper reports and is "reviewing records" to identify any previous allegations.
Weinstein has been fired from his position at The Weinstein Company and resigned from its board.
He has also been expelled from Oscar host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) suspended his membership.
His wife, British fashion designer Georgina Chapman, also announced she is leaving him.
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