Anna Faris Shares Story About Male Director Sexually Harassing Her On Set [View all]
Anna Faris is adding her name to a growing list of actresses coming forward about sexual harassment in the film industry.
The “Mom” star opened up about a negative experience she had with a male director earlier in her career that left her feeling “small” on an episode of the podcast “Anna Faris is Unqualified,” released Tuesday.
“I was doing a scene where I was on a ladder and I was supposed to be taking books off a shelf and he slapped my a-- in front of the crew so hard,” Faris said. “And all I could do was giggle.”
“I remember looking around and I remember seeing the crew members being like, ‘Wait, what are you going to do about that? That seemed weird.’ And that’s how I dismissed it,” she continued. “I was like, ‘Well, this isn’t a thing. Like, it’s not that big of a deal. Buck up, Faris. Like, just giggle.’ But it made me feel small. He wouldn’t have done that to the lead male.”
Faris, who released her book Unqualified this week, is no stranger to candid conversation, but reveals she struggles to know how to respond when instances occur.
“We’re conditioned to giggle,” the actress said. “But also, if we were to do anything else, we’d be labeled a b---- or difficult. That would be the best of circumstances. I guess what I do is I laugh. It puts everyone at ease when I feel incredibly uncomfortable. That’s the defense mode you go into.”
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