Emily Ratajkowski says Robin Thicke sexually assaulted her while filming “Blurred Lines”

In a forthcoming book, model Emily Ratajkowski alleges that singer Robin Thicke sexually assaulted her on the set of her music video for “Blurred Lines”, in which she notably starred.

Over the weekend, UK publication The Sunday Times reported on a passage that appears in Ratajkowski’s book, “My Body,” where she says Thicke grabbed her “topless” while filming the 2013 video. .

“Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and strangeness of a stranger’s hands enveloping my bare breasts from behind,” the excerpt read. “I instinctively walked away looking at Robin Thicke. He smirked awkwardly and stumbled back, his eyes hidden behind his sunglasses. My head turned to the darkness beyond the scenery. [The director, Diane Martel’s] her voice broke when she yelled at me, “Are you okay?” “

Martel confirmed to The Times that she remembers that moment. “A [breast] in each hand. He was standing behind her as they were both in profile, ”she said.

Of the set, which was filmed with an all-female crew and starred singer Pharrell Williams and rapper TI alongside Thicke, Ratajkowski said Thicke was “a little drunk” and “didn’t seem to be having fun. in the same way”. before the alleged assault.

Martel pointed out that she doesn’t “think” Thicke “would have done this if he had been sober” and apparently called Thicke after it happened saying, “What are you doing this? is everything !! Filming is over !! “

While Ratajkowski wrote in the book that she “felt the heat of humiliation” and that she “hadn’t reacted – not really, not like I should have”, she offered to continue filming despite the alleged assault. Martel told The Times that filming “continued and Emily was phenomenal.”

For his part, Thicke “sheepishly apologized” which, according to Martel, was “as if he knew it was wrong without realizing how it might have felt for Emily”.

He has yet to speak publicly about the allegations or respond to HuffPost’s request for further comment.

Ratajkowski’s book is due out in November. According to its editor, it is a “deeply honest inquiry into what it means to be a woman.”