Blind Items Revealed #3
October 12, 2016
I guess the Donald Trump video from last week brought out some memories from people about similar things happening on sets. This one really stood out because it was planned out in advance by the actor. Our actor is an Academy Award nominee. Didn’t win. Supporting actor. The nomination was way back in the day. If you saw this actor you would all know his face, but lots of you wouldn’t know his name. Character actor. He kind of has had a resurgence of fame since he was brought into the tent of the quirky director who always uses the same actors in his quirky movies. Good movies though.
For this one we need to go back a few decades. Indie film set. An award winning indie film. Beat out one of the classic indie films of all time at a very famous festival. Our actor had a scene where he is getting a lap dance from an actress. Prior to filming the scene with the actress, our actor showed off his collection of audition tapes from the handful of actresses who wanted to play the role. In a couple of them he was really proud of the way he would reach behind the actress and lift them by sliding his finger inside of them.
Fast forward to the filming of the scene. Our actor does the same move to the actress who got the part. She gets up and slaps the actor and told him that wasn’t ok. For 24 hours, the director and producers begged the actress not to file any charges or any grievances with the union. After an apology from the actor, she agreed to stay and work and as far as I know has never told anyone. It was her first movie. She only worked in the business for a few years. It looks like she actually had a recurring role for several years on that network crime show that begat so many. One thing that struck me as interesting is that the director was married at the time to someone (long time actress who was going to be a one movie wonder until a cable show came along) who would have made sure the actress would have reported it.
In The Soup/Seymour Cassel/Alexandre Rockwell (director) (the actress most commonly guessed has been Tessie Hogan and this is not correct. I am going to leave the actress unnamed unless I hear from her or she speaks out about it.)
TRICIA NAILED IT
ReplyDeleteCan't you just watch the movie and see who gave a lap dance? Or does he get many lap dances?
ReplyDeleteJennifer Beals
ReplyDeleteSo it was Pat Moya. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteNo Elizabeth Bracco, she was on the Sopranos.
ReplyDeleteIt was Pat Moya's first movie and she did Law and Order.
ReplyDeleteWow I'm stupid she was married to the director. So nevermind.
ReplyDeleteOr Tessie Hogan ... she was on Law and Order
ReplyDeleteThank you, Enty, for not naming the victim. If people want to guess, they can do so, but those are just guesses - not reveals, and that's common to do here. Victims should not be re-victimized by being "outed" on gossip sites, or anywhere. They can always come forward if they so choose.
ReplyDeleteCarol Kane she played a paranoid friend of Munch's
ReplyDeleteEnty said not her....
ReplyDelete(the actress most commonly guessed has been Tessie Hogan and this is not correct. I am going to leave the actress unnamed unless I hear from her or she speaks out about it.)
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this movie, may have to try to stream it or see if the library has a DVD.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh. I can so believe this. Seymour has always been creepy and a freak. I remember running in to him at The Life Aquatic launch party in West Hollywood when I worked on that awards campaign. He was waiting to attack as he saw me go over to the table to get something to eat. To say that that man would not leave me alone was an understatement. Blech!!!
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