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A Lincolnshire magician has revealed he was propositioned by a well-known male celebrity, who took off their clothes in a London hotel room and asked him to do the same.

Scott Perry, 30, has spoken out after a series of allegations of sexual assault and harassment against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and claims of sexual harassment against actor Kevin Spacey.

Scott told Lincolnshire Live that well-known people abusing their position of power is unacceptable and is more prevalent in the entertainment industry than many might think.

He was introduced to the 'well-known male celebrity', who he has declined to name, when he was introduced by a friend in London.

The celebrity told him of the allegations against Harvey Weinstein a year before they surfaced in the press, then later took all of his clothes off and asked Scott to do the same thing.

Scottt, who set up his business in Lincoln and has been a magician for 17 years, said: "It was just something completely unexpected. I didn't know if it was a joke, maybe it was innocent. I think it's quite a strange thing to do to someone you have just met.

"It made me feel massively uncomfortable.

"At no point did he try to force me to do anything that I didn't want to do, I think what he did was put all of his cards on the table.

"We were talking about all sorts of things and now I look back I think they were trying to gauge if I would oblige to something or not."

Scott initially told of his experience with the male celebrity on a blog post on his website on October 30 which said: "I'm in the Hilton bar on Park Lane with a very well known celebrity who is telling me all about Harvey Weinstein and the price celebrities must pay for the opportunity to be superstars, a year before it comes out in mainstream media.

"I took the stories this celebrity told me about the control in Hollywood with a pinch of salt, but it appears that there was much truth in it.

"After leaving the Hilton this celebrity offered to put me up in a hotel room for the night. Since I was supposed to leave London hours ago and stayed because they insisted on introducing me to a stunning Swedish lady at Gordon Ramsay's Maze restaurant, I gratefully accepted.

"We went back to this person's hotel but the rooms were fully booked (even the presidential suite that they tried booking for me) and so we talked until the early hours of the morning about magic, my ideas, showbiz and life while looking for another hotel option for me."

"In short about 3am the person unexpectedly took all of their clothes off in the hotel room and said if I do the same it will be the strongest bond two people can have. I politely declined and took a taxi immediately to my hotel by Kings Cross as I had a train rebooked for 7am.

"The following day I received a text message saying that if I had removed my clothes and touched their genitals it would have been the most honest version of ourselves."

He also said that he received more texts from the celebrity talking about touching Scott.

The blog post continued: "Sometimes I wonder if that was my moment to be inducted in to Hollywood and if I had obliged to remove my clothes, if it would of stopped there. If I can experience this on a chance meeting with a well-known figure one night in London then I can only imagine what happens in the closed power circles of Hollywood.

"Not to say this happens to everyone who is famous but it does deter me from pursuing ideas in TV and film.

"Stand up. Speak up. It’s a brave new world."

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Scott was in London for business and said that he has not heard from the man since, but the recent stories in the media have prompted him to tell the story.

He added: "What happened to me is not the same as some of the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey but it is similar and shows that it can happen to anyone and shouldn't be acceptable.

"Even though it's not the same it does tie in with the other stories in the media and just prompted me to add my story.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is it's not acceptable whether you're in the entertainment industry or not."

Scott has also said that he thinks this sort of behaviour is more common than many think.

He added: "I wonder if this is how it works with a lot of the talent in Hollywood, like an understanding that people in positions of power must have and if I had reciprocated I do wonder if I would have been welcomed into the industry, like a sort of initiation.

"I think it's more prevalent in the entertainment industry than many would think."

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