Throughout a latest episode of her Unqualified podcast, Anna Faris opened up about her “hardest movie expertise” whereas being subjected to alleged abuse by late director Ivan Reitman on set.
“I imply the concept of trying to make a comedy beneath this reign of terror…he was a yeller,” Anna instructed her visitor, Lena Dunham, through the interview.
“He would deliver down any individual every single day…and my first day, it was me.”
Anna was referring to her first day on set of the 2006 rom-com My Tremendous Ex-Girlfriend, which Ivan directed. Whereas Anna was in hair and make-up, preparing for a struggle scene, Anna’s hairstylist by accident knocked over a big jar of hair glue, and it bought throughout Anna’s costume.
The incident made Anna late to set, and that is when the yelling started. “Ivan is simply taking me down. He was like, ‘Annie, you’ll be able to’t play like that round right here!’”
Anna admitted she needed to speak herself out of crying in that second. After calming herself down, she was capable of blurt out a response.
“I felt indignant, and harm, and humiliated, and defensive,” Anna mentioned. “Ultimately I mentioned, ‘Did nobody let you know what occurred?’ At that time he shut up and went behind the digital camera.”
“Later, he slapped my ass too. That was a bizarre second.”
To today, Anna nonetheless does not fairly know learn how to really feel concerning the state of affairs. On one hand, she mentioned, “It wasn’t something. No matter, my ass is okay,” however however she felt like there have been “30 individuals round me, I feel, anticipating me to do one thing, and I did not.”
Lena instructed Anna that wasn’t the primary time she’s heard of an accusation like that in opposition to Ivan. Anna went on to inform Lena that nobody on set spoke up concerning the incident both…insinuating that it was a unique time again then.
To study extra about Anna and her expertise, you should definitely hearken to the total Unqualified episode beneath.
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