Warren Beatty: Were Sexual Harassment and Assault the Secrets to His Success as a Legendary Lover?

 

Julie Christie and Warren Beatty in Shampoo (1975); she was actually a stunning beauty, but momentarily saddled with a horrible hairdo or wig
 

Warren Beatty, April 1, 2010, looking a lot like the ancient Clint Eastwood--not that there's anything wrong with that!
 

Jack Nicholson and Fay Dunaway in street scene, in Chinatown (1974)
 

Jack Nicholson, on his yacht in the French Riviera, with five females, summer, 2009
 
By Nicholas Stix

On one of his latest films, Warren kept trying to seduce the still photographer on the set. When she declined, Beatty had her fired--but only after humiliating her to tears by publicly zipping down her slacks on the set.

[People magazine, April 14, 1975, quoted in “Ronald Reagan's ‘Backdoor Socialism’: Studies in Crap Reveals The Counterfeit Candidate,” by Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice, July 30, 2009.]

In Hollywood, the only trick to getting lots of sex with pretty women, if you’re a man, is to be either a big star or a producer. No devilish wit or charm or astounding physical attributes are necessary. And keep in mind that Jack Nicholson, one of the most powerful figures in town, and one of Beatty’s closest friends, has still paid many a time for the company of “working girls.”