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Kate Feldman

Portia de Rossi claims Steven Seagal unzipped his pants during an audition

Portia de Rossi accused Steven Seagal of an inappropriate casting couch encounter Wednesday night.

"My final audition for a Steven Segal (sic) movie took place in his office," the "Scandal" actress tweeted.

"He told me how important it was to have chemistry off-screen as he sat me down and unzipped his leather pants."

After the incident, de Rossi said she told her agent, who was "unfazed."

"Well, I didn't know if he was your type," she said her agent responded.

De Rossi's wife, Ellen DeGeneres, tweeted Wednesday that she was "so proud" after the actress made the allegations.

Last week, Julianna Marguiles also accused the "Under Siege" actor of inappropriate behavior.

The "Good Wife" star said a female casting director invited the then 23-year-old actress to Seagal's hotel room at 10 p.m.

When Margulies showed up, the producer was armed.

"He made sure that I saw his gun, which I had never seen a gun in real life," Margulies said on SiriusXM.

"I got out of there unscathed. It's a long story ... but I never was raped, and I never was harmed, and I don't know how I got out of that hotel room."

A rep for Seagal did not immediately return a request for comment.

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