Actor Salma Hayek revealed that she nearly got stabbed while visiting the Hollywood Boulevard with a friend, a foreign news agency reported.
She made the claims after getting the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.
The Eternals star mentioned a “very poor man” had attempted to assault her in the area, adding that two gentlemen came to her rescue and stopped the alleged attacker and escorted them to their vehicle.
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Salma Hayek said that the incident made her doubt her decision to work in Hollywood.
“Every time I thought about Hollywood Boulevard, this is what I remember. The truth is that when I went home that night, I said ‘What am I doing here? Nobody wants me. I mean, I almost got killed today’,” she recalled.
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The actor revealed being a subject of racist remarks as well. She claimed that one told her to go back to working in the Mexican entertainment industry as she will never land a job in Hollywood.
The 55-year-old has worked in several super hit projects including Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Wild Wild West, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.