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Cate Blanchett is the latest Hollywood A-lister to come forward with the claim that Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her.

In an interview with Variety, Blanchett was asked if the producer sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately towards her. Blanchett replied, “With me, yes.”

Blanchett has worked in several Weinstein-produced films like The Aviator and Carol and endured hostility from the studio mogul.

“I got a bad feeling from him,” Blanchett said. “He would often say to me, ‘We’re not friends.’” When asked why Weinstein didn’t consider her a friend, Blanchett replied, “I wouldn’t do what he was asking me to do.”

Blanchett is a supporter of the Time’s Up movement, but this is the first time she has spoken openly about Weinstein’s alleged behaviour towards her.

Blanchett hopes that Weinstein faces jail time if convicted of sexual harassment. As many as 70 women have alleged being subjected to sexual misconduct by him and he's under investigation in both the US and UK.

“[Weinstein has] been held up as an exemplar because he’s unfortunately typical of certain men,” she said. “I’m interested in those people being prosecuted. We have to set a legal precedent.

“When legal precedent is set by people being actually convicted, then other people can benefit from that because those precedents have been set.”

Asked if Weinstein could go to jail if convicted of the allegations against him, Blanchett responded: “I hope so.”

The actor also broken her silence about the allegations against her Blue Jasmine director Woody Allen, whose daughter Dylan said he sexually abused her in childhood.

“Obviously, Dylan Farrow has been living in a world of pain, and if the case has not been properly tried, then it needs to be reopened and go back into court, because that’s a place where those things get solved,” Blanchett said.