Denise Richards reveals she was pressured to stay quiet after being sexually harassed early in her career: 'I was told I would be blacklisted.'

Denise Richards opened up about a time early in her career where she was sexually harassed and pressured by those around her to stay silent about it.

Denise Richards is done staying silent. The “Wild Things” actress, 54, revealed in a new interview with People that she was sexually harassed early in her career, and didn’t speak out at the time because “I was told I would be blacklisted.”

In a recent interview with People, the actress, who rose to fame in the ’90s with her roles in Starship Troopers, Wild Things and The World Is Not Enough, recalled being told she “would be blacklisted” in Hollywood if she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit when she was younger.

Denise Richards recently spoke out about being sexually harassed early in her acting career, revealing she was pressured into silence with threats of being blacklisted. In an interview with People published on Saturday, Richards reflected on how the #MeToo movement has brought necessary changes to the entertainment industry.

Denise Richards reveals in PEOPLE's cover story that she was sexually harassed early in her career but feared being ‘blacklisted’ and never spoke out.