Throughout a current 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 thought of making an attempt to make a comedy below this reign of terror…he was a yeller,” Anna informed her visitor, Lena Dunham, in the course of the interview.
“He would deliver down any person day-after-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 battle scene, Anna’s hairstylist by accident knocked over a big jar of hair glue, and it received 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 may’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 in a position to blurt out a response.
“I felt indignant, and damage, and humiliated, and defensive,” Anna mentioned. “Finally I mentioned, ‘Did nobody let you know what occurred?’ At that time he shut up and went behind the digicam.”
“Later, he slapped my ass too. That was a bizarre second.”
To at the present time, Anna nonetheless would not fairly know how you can really feel in regards to the scenario. On one hand, she mentioned, “It wasn’t something. No matter, my ass is ok,” however then again she felt like there have been “30 folks round me, I believe, anticipating me to do one thing, and I did not.”
Lena informed Anna that wasn’t the primary time she’s heard of an accusation like that towards Ivan. Anna went on to inform Lena that nobody on set spoke up in regards to the incident both…insinuating that it was a unique time again then.
To be taught extra about Anna and her expertise, remember to hearken to the total Unqualified episode beneath.
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