Actress Anna Faris claims to be the late director Ivan Reitman Touching her inappropriately on the set of a 2006 romantic comedy my super ex girlfriend.
speak on her podcast unqualifiedthe actress revealed that Reitman “slapped my ass” during production and “yelled” at her on the first day, leaving her feeling “angry, hurt and humiliated.”
In candid conversations with actresses and filmmakers Lena Dunham, Faris said: I mean, the idea of making a comedy under this, like Reign of Terror, he was yelling. Every day he was putting someone down…and my first day it was me.
In a broad discussion of various behaviors on set, mom When outboard The actress had to hold back tears during her tumultuous first exchange with Reitman after being late to set due to an accident.
In response to Faris’ claim that Reitman slapped her, Dunham said: And I am so sorry that you had such an experience. And no one stepped in and said “no”?
“No. It was like 2006,” Faris replies.
The actress has described the incident in the past, but so far has not revealed the name of the director.
“I was doing a scene where I was on a ladder and was supposed to take a book off the shelf and he slapped me in front of the crew. And all I could do was chuckle.” It was just that.”
Faris said she didn’t know how to react, so she turned to humor as a defense mechanism.
“I remember looking around and the crew was like, ‘Wait, what are you going to do about that? That seemed strange. And that’s how I dismissed it. “Well, this doesn’t matter. It’s not that big of a deal. Go for it, Faris. Like, just giggle. But it made me feel small. He did it to the lead man.” I don’t think so.
At the same time, the actress also claimed to have told her agent that the filmmaker had been hired because of her “great legs.”
“I remember the same director telling my agent that I had great legs, and that was one of the reasons I was hired,” Faris revealed. Please, that’s a great compliment. i like my feet But things like that affected my whole experience with that project. I don’t think the male protagonist was hired because he had great legs.Therefore, I felt hired for these elements – not for [talent]”
Reitman is best known for directing hits like the first two. Ghost Busters movie, twins, kindergarten policeman When JuniorHe has produced in films such as animal house, space jam When private partsThe respected Czech-born Canadian director died earlier this year at the age of 75.
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