Casting Couch Incidents In Hollywood

Casting Couch Incidents In Hollywood

News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies.

A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists.

The World's Most Entertaining Car Website

Home
High Life
Entertainment
12 Celebrities Reveal Their 'Casting Couch' Stories

By Jeneva Rose
Published Jun 20, 2014

Share

Share

Tweet

Email

Comment

Share

Share

Tweet

Email

Comment

Next
Here's How Much The Cast Of 'Stranger Things' Earned For The 4th Season

Related Topics

Entertainment

These Are The Richest TikTok Influencers, As Of 2022

A Peek Inside The Luxurious Life Of Cardi B's Daughter, Kulture

The 8 Richest Retired Hollywood Actors (And How They Grow Their Fortunes Now)

John Legend's Best-Selling Albums, Ranked

The 10 Richest Korean Stars In Hollywood

The 10 Most Expensive Bottled Water In The World, As Of 2022

These Are The 8 Most Expensive Reality TV Weddings

A Peek Inside Odell Beckham Jr.'s $9 Million Car Collection

A Peek Inside The World's Richest Man, Elon Musk’s Biggest Moneymakers

These Are The Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop And RnB Tours Of The Last Decade

These Are The Most Expensive Bracelets Ever Sold

The Net Worth Of The Cast Of 'The Gray Man', Ranked

8 Celebrities Who Own Some Of The Most Expensive Horses In The World

A Look At All The Houses Drake Has Called 'Home’

Johnny Challenges Amber’s $2 Million Countersuit Win After She Appeals Verdict

These Are The Most Expensive Diamonds In The World, As Of 2022

The Seinfeld Garage: A Look At The Most Exquisite Cars Inside Jerry Seinfeld's Massive Collection

Madonna Refuses To Sell Ownership Of Her Song Catalog

More

Write For Us
Home
Contact Us
Terms
Privacy
Copyright
About Us
Press Kit

Copyright © 2022 www.therichest.com

Exchanging sexual favors for a coveted job happens in every industry; however, in Hollywood, casting couch stories are especially prevalent.
Exchanging sexual favors for a coveted job happens in every industry; however, in Hollywood, casting couch stories are especially prevalent.
Before celebrities catch their big breaks in Hollywood, they have to go through what every other aspiring star has to go through - auditioning. There is so much competition in Hollywood that some struggling actors/actresses will do whatever it takes to get the role. This desperateness on one end, and surplus of power on the other end, has led to the 'casting couch' mentality in the entertainment industry. The 'casting couch' refers to the exchange of sexual favors for film roles between casting directors or film producers and aspiring actresses or actors. Many Hollywood executives deny that the 'casting couch' exists in the entertainment industry, but these celebrities disagree. Here are twelve celebrities' casting couch horror stories.
Back in the 1960's, Joan Collins was trying to make a name for herself in Hollywood. She was auditioning for the role of Cleopatra and was the front runner for the part. Collins reports that she was asked to go to bed with the head of the studio and that he asked her if she really wanted the part. She replied, "Yes." He responded, "Well, then you'll have to be nice to me." Joan turned down his advance by walking out and Elizabeth Taylor ended up getting the role.
In 2011, Corey Feldman did an interview with Nightline , where he stated several shocking comments. Feldman commented, "I can tell you that the No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia. That’s the biggest problem for children in this industry … It’s the big secret.” He added, “I was surrounded by [pedophiles] when I was 14 years old … Didn’t even know it. It wasn’t until I was old enough to realize what they were and what they wanted … till I went, Oh, my God. They were everywhere.” Feldman, now in his 40's, released a memoir in 2013 that detailed the sexual abuse that him and the late actor, Corey Haim experienced as child actors in Hollywood.
In 1998, Jenny McCarthy spoke with Movielin e about a casting couch horror story that she had endured while auditioning for the film, Under Siege 2 . McCarthy even revealed the alleged harasser, as Steven Seagal . Jenny explained that she was the last girl to audition for the day and she entered Seagal's office, stating, "Well, I'm ready to read." According to McCarthy, Steven replied, "Stand up, you have to be kind of sexy in the movie and in that dress, I can’t tell." Jenny stood up and Seagul stated, "Take off your dress." Jenny questioned and Steven replied, "There's nudity." She said, "No there's not, or I wouldn't be here right now." Jenny ended up crying and running out of his office. Steven Seagul has since denied these allegation.
In the November 2012 issue of Elle , Susan Sarandon revealed a casting couch nightmare that had occurred when she first started out in New York City. The Oscar winning actress stated, "I just went into a room, and a guy practically threw me on the desk. It was my early days in New York, and it was really disgusting. It wasn’t like I gave it a second thought. It was so badly done." Susan Sarandon has gone on to have a very successful career and is now worth an estimated $50 million.
In April 2010, Ryan Phillippe told Howard Stern while appearing on his radio talk show about a bizarre casting couch experience he had. Ryan said when he was 19-years-old that he had to flee a "creepy" casting-couch session. Phillippe never publicly went into further details regarding the incident. However, his story shows that casting-couch victims aren't only females. They're males too.
In 2010, Gwyneth Paltrow was asked by Elle magazine during an interview if she ever had a casting-couch experience. Paltrow responded, "Yup." She added, "When I was just starting out, someone suggested that we finish a meeting in the bedroom. I left. I was pretty shocked. I could see how someone who didn’t know better might worry, ‘My career will be ruined if I don’t give this guy a bl** j**!’" Clearly declining this man's advance wasn't detrimental to Paltrow's career. She has starred in films like Shakespeare in Love, Iron Man, Se7en and Country Song . Gwyneth is also an Oscar winner and worth an estimated $45 million.
Marilyn Monroe had many casting-couch experiences, but unlike the other celebrities mentioned, Monroe took up these offers. She traded sexual favors with producers, directors and actors to get ahead in her career. According to Barbara Leaming's biography on Marilyn Monroe “When Marilyn approached Howard Hawks one weekend in Palm Springs, the director made it clear that he saw nothing special about her. He thought she was stupid and told her so. He wasn't even interested in a sexual encounter.” - Ouch! Although Marilyn Monroe admitted to sleeping with people to advance her career, she would later call Hollywood 'an overcrowded brothel.'
Jeneva Rose is a dynamic writer with experience writing everything from press releases to entertainment articles to commercial scripts (and a whole lot in between). She has a proven track record in writing viral-type content with 60+ million views on articles written for the Richest and viewership in the Top 1% for the year 2014 on Buzzfeed. Follow her (not in real life) but on Twitter @britasweet

More

Home

UK

World

Politics

US

Climate

Science & Tech

Business

Ents & Arts

Travel

Offbeat

Analysis

Opinion

Videos

Weather

Related Topics:
Harvey Weinstein

Related Topics
Harvey Weinstein

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Instagram

About Sky News
Down

About Us

Sky Data

Sky News International

Sky News Library Sales

Site Map

Editorial Guidelines

Supreme Court Live

Sky News Board

Sky News Services
Down

Sky News RSS

Sky News For Your Phone

Sky News Radio

Sky Channels
Down

Sky 1

Sky Witness

Sky Atlantic

Sky Arts

Sky Cinema

Sky Sports

More Sky Sites
Down

NOW

Sky Zero

Sky Academy Studios

Bigger Picture

Sky Group

Sky Bet

Sky.com

Sky News Arabia

Advertise With Us

Harvey Weinstein is not the first powerful Hollywood player to be accused of sexual harassment.
By Duarte Garrido, Entertainment Reporter
For years, film stars have shared their stories of sexual harassment on set, and how producers and directors abuse their power.
The most recent tales of casting couch abuse have been directed at film mogul Harvey Weinstein, with several actresses accusing him taking off his clothes and asking for a massage, among other things.
Weinstein was sacked from his own company, and in the mildest scenario, he will have his name stripped off all his films and never work in the industry again.
He has "unequivocally denied" every allegation.
But Weinstein isn't the first Hollywood boss to be accused of sexual harassment.
Before the accusations about him emerged, many actresses had already shared their own experiences of Hollywood's infamous 'casting couch', a term meaning the trading of sexual favours for career advancement.

Harvey Weinstein wins bid to appeal rape and sexual assault conviction

Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault against woman in London in 1996

Harvey Weinstein loses rape conviction appeal in New York court

Marilyn Monroe , considered by many to be the first big Hollywood sex symbol, once described Hollywood as an "overcrowded brothel".
In Anthony Summers' biography Goddess: The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe, the author recalls the star describing her career by saying she "spent a great deal of time on my knees".
When British writer W J Weatherby asked her whether the stories about the casting couch were true, Monroe responded: "They can be".
"You can't sleep your way into being a star, though. It takes much, much more. But it helps," she added.
"A lot of actresses get their first chance that way. Most of the men are such horrors, they deserve all they can get out of them!"
Before Monroe, child star Shirley Temple accused an MGM producer of unzipping his trousers and exposing himself to her during their first meeting in 1940 - she was 12 years old.
According to Temple, the studio head was famous for having an "adventuresome casting couch".
Dame Joan Collins claimed she lost the leading role in the 1963 film Cleopatra after refusing to sleep with the studio boss.
"I had tested for Cleopatra twice and was the front runner," she said.
"He took me into his office and said: You really want this
Shemale Cumming Compilation
Pulp Suicide Nude
Naked Teen Bondage

Casting Couch Incidents In Hollywood

Report Page