New Delhi: American actor Jon Huertas, best known as Javier Esposito from hit TV series 'Castle' and who plays Miguel in the award-winning show 'This Is Us', says there was a time when "certain executives and people" from showbiz tried to take advantage of him early in his career.
The revelation comes at a time when the entertainment industry has been hit by a spate of sex scandals. There seems to be a wave of reports on sexual predation by people in power in showbiz.
There is a growing list of people coming out in the open to talk about sexual advances by big names like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, James Toback, Ben Affleck, Brett Ratner and Dustin Hoffman.
Huertas, who is of Puerto Rican descent, opened up about his own experience and said he is glad the issue is being played out in the open.
"My reaction was shock really. I had no idea that he (Weinstein) was... I have never met him and I am glad that I haven't met him," Huertas said in an interview from Los Angeles.
"But I think we are at a time where we (can) talk about harassment. Even (I) have had attempts from certain executives, certain people in power (who) attempted to harass me early in my career when I was young... I am glad that we are kind of liking playing this one."
Huertas started his acting career in 1993 through an uncredited character in 'At Home with the Webbers'. He followed it up with appearances in 'Beverly Hills, 90210', 'Executive Decision' and 'JAG'.
Known for projects like 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love', 'Cold Hearts', 'Stealth Fighter', 'Generation Kill' and 'Moesha', he stepped into the music industry with 'Sex is the word' in 2011.
At the moment, he is being appreciated for 'This Is Us', aired in India on Star World and Star World HD.
'This Is Us', revolves around the lives of a group of people with the same birthday.