The actress who landed James Packer in a Hollywood sex scandal
This is the raunchy music video at the centre of the alleged Hollywood sex-for-roles scandal involving the ex-girlfriend of Aussie billionaire James Packer. WARNING: Graphic
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This is the steamy music video at the centre of the Hollywood sex scandal linked to Aussie billionaire James Packer.
The casino magnate was unwittingly dragged into the #MeToo drama when explosive text messages were published this week, revealing he organised a late-night meeting between his former actress girlfriend Charlotte Kirk and Warner Bros. heavyweight, Kevin Tsujihara in 2013.
The messages allege a relationship ensued between Kirk and Tsujihara in which sexual favours were traded for promises of movie and TV roles.
After Kirk and Tsujihara’s first meeting in late 2013, they continued to text and arranged a subsequent catch-up at a boutique West Hollywood Hotel in February, 2014.
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Later that month, Kirk texted Tsujihara asking him how a screening had gone.
“It was good, but I would rather have watched ur music video on loop for a night …” he answered, referring to the video that she had made of herself.
In the highly provocative music video, Kirk can be seen dancing in lingerie and appears to be sitting on her bed naked, using her French Bulldog as a modesty shield.
The lyrics, sung by Kirk, refer to her unbridled sexual chemistry with an unknown male.
“This chemistry has got me thinking about you … there ain’t nothing I can’t do.
Whenever you’re walking by I want to shiver and sigh,” sings Kirk.
Other verses see Kirk profess, “I shouldn’t be telling you this, but a wish, is a wish, is a wish
And I’m wishing that you could be mine.”
Kirk appeared to be flattered by Tsujihara’s compliments on the video.
“u make me blush,” she replied, and then asked Tsujihara if he had talked to his “guys” about a television show she had read for.
“Yes, I spoke to our guys — i caused a bit of a stir …” he texted back.
“I don’t usually call about casting about these types of roles. It’s fine, I just need to be careful.”
The explosive allegations of sexual misconduct between Kirk and Tsujihara led WarnerMedia to launch an international investigation into chairman and CEO, Tsujihara. It was just two days after the announcement Tsujihara had been promoted to an expanded role.
Today, Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara is apologising to his staff amid a WarnerMedia investigation into sexual misconduct reports prompted by an article in The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week.
Tsujihara is under scrutiny for claims that he promised acting roles and auditions to an actress whom he was having a sexual relationship with.
In the memo obtained by The Associated Press Friday, Tsujihara says he regrets making mistakes in his personal life that have caused pain and embarrassment to people he loves and the company.
He says he intends to cooperate with the investigation and the third-party law firm enlisted to review the claims.
The actress involved has said in a statement that there was no impropriety and she has no claims against him.
James Packer is not accused of any sexual impropriety.
Still recovering from a breakdown a year ago, the latest drama is particularly unwelcome for the Packer camp.
His supporters gave testament to Packer’s moral character as “a good human being” and claim he was only ever “trying to do the right thing” when he introduced ambitious actress Kirk to the married Tsujihara.
“James is a very good human being, he tries to treat people with respect and love at all times, he is just not someone who treats somebody badly,” a close associate told News Corp.
“That’s just not who he is. It is usually James who gets taken for a ride because he is too trusting and too caring.”
It is understood Packer was at one time “very fond” of the much younger British actress after the pair dates briefly in 2013.
“It was a summer fling,” the friend said yesterday.
They said when the relationship, which occurred around the same time news broke his marriage to the mother of his three children Erica Packer had ended, saw Packer “shower” a then 20-year-old Kirk with flowers and gifts.
But when the relationship finished, according to explosive revelations by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday Kirk preceded to bombard Packer with texts accusing him of introducing her to Tsujihara as part of “a business deal” and demanding he help her land roles in films.
At the time of the introduction, Packer and business partner, Brett Ratner were sealing a $US450 million deal between their company RatPac Entertainment and Warner Bros.
“Putting me in one of your many movies shouldn’t be a big deal,” Kirk wrote to Packer on 18 October, 2014.
“I did help u out with Kevin which was hard for me but I did it for you.”
In another exchange on the same day, Kirk wrote:
“I didn’t expect to be part of a business deal so all I’m asking is u just help me with a couple of roles it’s not big deal and then we’ll just put this all behind us.”
In text message exchanges with Kirk both Ratner and Packer fiercely denied there had been any impropriety, with Packer telling Kirk he felt she was “trying to blackmail me over a lie”.
“I genuinely only ever had good intentions for Charlotte,” Packer told News Corp.
Kirk has since emphatically denied “any inappropriate behaviour on the part of Brett Ratner, James Packer, and Kevin Tsujihara, and I have no claims against any of them.”
Originally published as The actress who landed James Packer in a Hollywood sex scandal
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