11 Instances Actors Stood Up For Their Costars On Set

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In a 2024 Instagram put up, Skyler Samuels praised her Scream Queens costar Keke Palmer for talking out about her expertise with an unnamed costar who allegedly made a racist comment when Keke stepped in to diffuse a disagreement. Skyler wrote, “That is what Keke does, she speaks up and stands up, for herself and others. Scream Queens was a really difficult present to make. Keke was one of many solely individuals who stood up for me.”

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In 2020, Sport of Thrones actor Nathalie Emmanuel advised British Vogue, “In my first season, my costume was fairly revealing, and there was an incident with an additional who made a remark about it on set — I imply, typical — and Emilia [Clarke] straightaway had my again. It received dealt with.”

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In 2024, Sally Area advised Vulture that, whereas filming Metal Magnolias, director Herbert Ross was “very, very, very arduous on Julia [Roberts].” Nevertheless, the opposite girls regarded out for her. Sally stated, “We’d all rally round Julia, as a result of she was the child. She was type of the newcomer. And she or he was great, and he simply picked on her. It was terrible.”

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On a 2023 episode of her podcast Drama Queen, Hilarie Burton Morgan [who’s one of 18 women who’ve accused One Tree Hill showrunner Mark Mark Schwahn of sexual assault and harassment, per Variety] stated that Chad Michael Murray stopped their “boss” [whom she didn’t name] from allegedly grabbing her at a bar. She stated, “Chad walked up and goes, ‘What are you doing?’ He stated that to our boss within the bar.”

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In a letter to the decide for her Determined Housewives costar Felicity Huffman’s school admissions scandal trial, Eva Longoria reportedly wrote, “I do know I might not have survived these 10 years it wasn’t for the friendship of Felicity. There was a time I used to be being bullied at work by a co-worker. I dreaded the times I needed to work with that individual as a result of it was pure torture. Till at some point, Felicity advised the bully ‘Sufficient,’ and all of it stopped.”

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In 2021, Queen Latifah advised Leisure Tonight, “I can keep in mind particularly doing Residing Single and the phrase got here down that we wanted to drop pounds. Right here we’re, 4 completely different girls, 4 completely different physique sorts and we wanted to drop pounds. If something it angered me and disheartened me, however it actually angered me. I stated, ‘We’re what girls appear like, we’re not going to drop pounds for whoever’s concept of what we’re imagined to appear like.'”

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Throughout a 2017 look on the Swedish present Skavlan, Emma Thompson stated, “There was an exquisite actress in a movie I did known as Brideshead Revisited. The producer stated to her, ‘Will you lose some weight?’ And she or he was completely beautiful! I stated to them, ‘For those who communicate to her about this once more, on any stage, I’ll depart this image. You might be by no means to do this.”

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In 2016, Ian McKellen advised the Guardian, “On my first day earlier than the digicam [for Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny], [Alan Rickman] did not just like the patronizing, bullying tone of a observe which the director gave me. Alan, seeing I used to be a little bit crestfallen, delivered a quiet, concise resumé of my profession and loudly demanded that the director up his sport.”

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In 2022, Christian Bale confirmed to GQ, that he performed “mediator” between Amy Adams and director David O. Russell (who made her cry on set).

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And at last, in 2023, Bradley Pierce, who was 13 when he filmed Jumanji, advised CBCListen, “Kids can solely be on set for quite a lot of hours. The producers had approached our mother and father and stated, ‘Is there any approach we are able to do a little bit of extra time to get it accomplished?'” Nevertheless, when Robin Williams “caught wind of those conversations,” he “pulled the director [Joe Johnston] and producers apart” and advised them, “No, we’re not doing any additional time. You are going to let all people out now, and we’ll come again subsequent week.”