Eva Green left 'shocked and disgusted' after 'pushing off' disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein

Casino Royale star Eva Green was forced to "push off" disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, the actress has claimed.

The Bond Girl's claims came after her mother said in a radio interview that her daughter tried to avoid his advances, but alleged that he threatened to destroy her career.

Marlene Jobert said Green was targeted by Weinstein between 2010 and 2011, when her daughter tried not to reply to his overtures.

She told Europe 1 radio in French: "My daughter Eva was a victim of this horrible man... he is tenacious, he insisted over the course of several months, from the moment he arrived in Paris, he would start calling her.

"She didn't respond...she was a little bit intimidated, this guy had so much power. The power over all cinema. He stuck so many sticks in her wheels, because he was angry.

"It's difficult, (she) took a long time to recover, she preferred to forget and not to talk about it anymore."

Jobert recounted the way Weinstein approached Green, saying: "He was with Eva the way he was with all the others, with the same modus operandi: under the pretext of a professional rendez-vous, with a scenario for him to give out, with a great role at stake.

"And as his office was also in his hotel suite, he asked them to come up and then, great ... He promised them, like everyone, to promote their career in exchange for sexual favours."

She said Green "was able to escape him, but he threatened to destroy her career".

She added: "If the fat pig's victims were able to avoid him, for revenge, he would ban (directors) from choosing her.

"So to react strongly, for a young actress, was also to put herself in danger, to be erased from the casting lists.

"At the time I was so so totally horrified, scandalised, that I wanted to do something, but my daughter said 'Certainly not! You don't know what he is capable of'.

"It's not possible that this guy goes unpunished, this odious person must be prosecuted."

In a statement to Variety, Green said she had been forced to “push Weinstein off” after he “behaved inappropriately”.

She said: “I met him for a business meeting in Paris at which he behaved inappropriately and I had to push him off. I got away without it going further, but the experience left me shocked and disgusted.

“I have not discussed this before because I wanted to maintain my privacy, but I understand it is important to do so as I hear about other women’s experiences. Women are often condemned when they speak out and their personal reputations tarnished by association.

“I salute the great bravery of the women who have come forward. We should recognise that this sort of behaviour exists everywhere and is not unique to the entertainment industry. The exploitation of power is ubiquitous. This behaviour is unacceptable and needs to be eliminated.”