Trigger warning: This post contains details about simulated sexual assault that may be distressing to some readers.
The revelation that the infamous rape scene in Last Tango in Paris was contrived without the consent of actress Maria Schneider has reverberated around the world.
But there are few places where the shockwaves are being felt more strongly than Hollywood.
Since footage of the film’s director Bernardo Bertolucci making the admission resurfaced over the weekend, several actors have expressed their outrage on social media – slamming both him and his leading man/co-conspirator Marlon Brando for exploiting the then-19-year-old Schneider.
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What's also disgusting is that it took a man's admission that it happened for the story to be believed, not the actress's claims in earlier years.
I'm just so disgusted by this. If you want an actress to act authentically, tell her about the scene and let her do her job. To think that you have the right to sexually assault someone because you are making a movie and want a real reaction is just gross and is so arrogant. May this movie be forgotten and may reputations be tarnished forever.