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Yehuda Nahari: "Asi Ezer sexually harassed me" | Israel today

2022-01-05T11:31:39.911Z


In an interview with the Walla website, the actor says that during an audition for the series "Being With Her" about a decade ago, he was harassed by the presenter and creator of the project.


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The Walla website reports today (Wednesday) that actor Yehuda Nahari claims that Assi Ezer allegedly sexually harassed him about a decade ago, when it came to being tested for Ezer's successful series "Being With Her."

According to Nahari (37), his path intersected with that of Ezer about a decade ago when he was in his mid-20s.

Nahari told the website in an interview that the two encountered each other on the street and Ezer told him that he had a job to offer him and that he thought of him as a suitable candidate for the lead role.

For those who have just graduated from acting school and played in this youth series this seemed like a good opportunity.

"A dream," Nahari said.

The actor says he helped invite him to his apartment to talk about the series and the role. At first the two sat in armchairs and talked, and then, he said, after about half an hour, Ezer asked him to get closer to him so they could get to know each other better. He claims that at this point Ezer began to touch his penis, as he turned to Nahari and told him, among other things, "I am very attracted to you, look what you are causing me." Nahari says he was shocked by the situation and made it clear to Ezer that he was not interested, even when Ezer asked him several times. 

The actor adds that Ezer tried to persuade him to try, although he made it clear to him again how unpleasant the situation was for him and even shared with him the trauma of the sexual assault he went through as a child.

This also did not stop Ezer's attempts to persuade him to cooperate with him, and at one point he even exposed his penis in front of him.

"I was sitting there, in a meeting that was supposed to be a professional meeting where we were supposed to talk about a role for his series, and I wondered how it could be that I was once again in a situation like this, where I felt helpless. I feel like that little 8 year old boy who was sexually assaulted." , He told the site in an interview.

"I asked myself what is in me that makes people do this to me. I asked myself why I do not slap him? Why do I not take my legs and walk away? Why am I frozen? Something inside me wanted to make him feel okay with all this. No. I wanted to burn the situation, I did not want to burn it. "

Eventually Nahari says that Ezer realized that his attempts would not succeed and he tried to talk about the role and the series again.

Nahari was even summoned to an audition in which Ezer was not present, but as is well known, he did not accept the position.

Yehuda Nahari, Photo: Coco

In 2020, Nahari took part in the VIP version of the successful reality show "Ninja Israel", which was assisted by a host alongside Rotem Sela.

Asked in an interview if he was not afraid to be around someone who allegedly sexually assaulted him he replied: "I had a dilemma, but it's part of a process I go through to face the events and not let them run my life anymore."

In January 2021, about nine years after the incident, Nahari filed a complaint with the Tel Aviv police against Ezer alleging indecent act and sexual harassment, a complaint that the site reports was closed.

The website also reports that Nahari was sent by him for a polygraph examination and came out a 100% truth-teller.

Asi Ezer's response, as quoted at the end of the interview, includes a denial on his part: "I met Yehuda more than ten years ago at my home for a pleasant and friendly meeting during which we even kissed. All the other things described in the article never happened."

Keshet responded: "We first heard about the case a few hours ago following a Walla request. To our understanding, Asi denies the said details and in any case the issue is now clear."

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Source: israelhayom

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