Donna Mills Recalls Predators in Early Hollywood Auditions

The Knots Landing star detailed these experiences during a recent episode of the Creators Inc. podcast, noting that she faced such situations multiple times when first starting out. Mills admitted that at the time, she internalized the blame, questioning her own judgment for attending the meetings rather than holding the perpetrators accountable. She now maintains that many of the men she encountered in those settings should have been removed from the industry entirely.

Mills is not alone in these recollections. Susan Sarandon and Jane Seymour have both shared similar stories from their early years in the business. Seymour recounted a particularly harrowing experience where a producer threatened her career after she rebuffed his advances at his home, an encounter that forced her to step away from acting for an entire year. For Mills, the dynamic shifted only after she achieved fame as the ruthless Abby Cunningham, a role that brought her a level of authority that kept predatory behavior at bay. Today, she navigates a different industry landscape, recently joining the platform OnlyFans to engage directly with her fan base under the management of Andy Bachman.