Emma Watson claims she has experienced ‘full spectrum’ of sexual harassment in Hollywood

British star Emma Watson has claimed she has experienced the “full spectrum” of sexual harassment in the film industry.

Watson – who found fame aged, 11, in the Harry Potter franchise – said she does not believe her experience is “unique”.

“It’s amazing because I have experienced the full spectrum [of harassment],” she told Variety. “But I think that for me, what is amazing is that my experiences are not unique, the experiences of my friends are not unique, the experiences of my colleagues are not unique.

“This issue is so systemic, structural.”

Watson said the current Hollywood sex scandal, which was sparked by multiple allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against Harvey Weinstein, is just the beginning. Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.

She said: “The statistics around – even in the United Kingdom – women between the ages of 18 to 24, huge, huge, huge numbers say that they have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace.

“You realise, if you speak to most women, they have an experience, they have a story. We’re just uncovering. We’re just scratching the surface of this, which is what’s really crazy.”

Watson was speaking at the Golden Globes where she was joined by Marai Larasi, an activist and executive director of black feminist organisation Imkaan.

They were among all but three guests who wore black in support of the Time’s Up movement against sexual harassment.