By the time she was in her teens, Jodie Foster had been in the film and television industry for over 10 years. She was managed by her mother, Evelyn "Brandy" Foster, who frequently oversaw much of her business dealings. However, during one instance when Evelyn was away, a film producer tried to take advantage of Foster.
Foster was summoned to the home of the producer, who'd claimed she'd missed a meeting. However, it seems this was simply his way to lure Foster away from a sleepover she was attending. In a June 2016 chat with SBS' The Feed, the Academy Award winner detailed that encounter, sharing, "He had me come to the appointment and was talking to me, and asked me to take my jacket off and turn around so he could see my body" [via Honey | Celebrity]. Thankfully, it doesn't appear that anything physical took place. Foster would theorize years later that her personality kept her safe from sexual assault that many child stars and actors have spoken out about, telling Net-A-Porter, "I learned to be stand-offish."
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