A Film Director Who Gave Roles in Movie For S*x
A film director who gave s*x-for-roles scandal actress Charlotte Kirk a part in his latest movie after sleeping with her has admitted that their relationship did influence his decision to cast her.
Charlotte Kirk dated director Joshua Newton for five years,
landing the starring role in his film 'Nicole & O.J' just weeks after
starting a relationship with him.
Speaking exclusivelyMr Newton said: 'Charlotte and I were together for five years and it would be difficult to argue that it didn't influence me. But she was given the role on merit and for all the right artistic reasons.
'I didn't cast around for other actresses in the role.
Charlotte was absolutely right for it.
'We were just friends for six months and then started a s*xual
relationship. It was soon after this that I decided she would be the lead
actress; she's very talented and also bears an uncanny resemblance to
Nicole. The fact that she was my girlfriend had nothing to do with my
artistic choices.'
Kirk, 26, has been at the centre of one of Hollywood's most
high profile s*x scandals after it emerged that she had been having an
affair with Kevin Tsujihara, the 54-year-old boss of Warner Brothers.
Text messages published between them suggested he would help her
secure roles while they were involved in a s*xual relationship. He stepped
down last month.
Prior to this, published text messages also showed that Kirk
was having a relationship with James Packer, head of a Warner-based
entertainment company and was introduced to Tsujihara by him.
Newton said that he was initially introduced to Kirk in mid
2013 through a mutual friend after she moved to Los Angeles to try and break
into the film industry.
He said: 'We had a lot in common and hit it off right away. A
strong friendship evolved into something much deeper. We were deeply in love
with each other. I still speak to Charlotte a lot. She is a sensitive,
caring, loving human being who is being portrayed as a ruthless s*x for
roles go-getter. She's been left very distressed by this
I'm very worried about how she's being guided and portrayed in the
media.'
Newton said he cast Kirk, from Bexleyheath, Kent, because she
bears an 'uncanny resemblance' to Nicole and added: 'Yes, I did give her a
big break, but why wouldn't I for someone who was perfect for the role and I
loved?'
Newton revealed that during his time with Kirk he was aware of
her former affair with Tsujihara, which he insists, was not about her trying
to use him to land roles.
Her relationship with Newton may have overlapped with the
affair with married Tsujihara in 2013.
Newton said: 'He (Tsujihara) was powerful and influential and
that actually turned her on. She was not thinking about using him to get
roles because a guy in that position can't help an unknown actor. The film
industry does not work like that. When we were together I knew absolutely
everything about Charlotte and Kevin being together.'
Newton and Kirk split up six months ago after a series of rows.
The couple had been planning to marry and have children while last
Valentine's Day the director bought her an £8,000 Cartier diamond
necklace.
Newton revealed: 'I was in Cannes, she was in America and we
had not seen each other for five weeks. We had a number of arguments over
the phone before deciding that we would split up.'
Newton revealed that he does not know if Kirk is in another
relationship but urged her to stay away from men in the film industry, given
the impact the s*x scandal has had on her. She is currently staying with her
family in Kent to get away from Hollywood.
