November 04, 2005

Director's erotic auditions 'were sexual assault' A French film director appeared in a Paris court yesterday accused by four young actresses of forcing them to masturbate as part of their screen tests.
posted by Wolof 18 years ago
  • But is it: (a) forcing them to masturbate (b) forcing them to masturbate as part of their screen tests The article seems to imply both.
  • I read it as "forced them to masturbate and told them that it was a part of their screen tests, when it was really just the guy being a predator."
  • theres a place in France where the ladies wear np pants/ and theres a hole in the wall so the director can see it all
  • "no pants"
  • No one must know that the director is a secret pervosexual!
  • We're a sad bunch, we humans, aren't we.
  • NP pants? sounds horrendous.
  • Ah yesss...the old 'whack off for me in public for five years, I'll cast you in my artistically erotic film' trick. Years back it used to be the 'show me your ankles on the back staircase, I'll get you a Sears and Roebuck full page button boot ad' trick. Somewhere, a twig snaps.
  • Yeah, anyway...look..er..I'm thinking of putting a little video together, sometime around 2011, called 'All the hot chicks from MoFi get jiggy with it'. I'm going to need to do some screen tests between now and then...um...anyone...?
  • I like that one of the complaining women says that she masturbated for him 20 to 30 times between 1996 and 2001. Might there be some sort of acquiescence on her part? Is this guy charged criminally? If so, that is insane. Should he be sued? Yes. But what about the stunning amount of women who apparently did this? What the hell is up with them? The only similar experience I have had is when I was interviewing for a job at a restaurant and the interviewer wanted to test my cleanliness by having me perform analingus. But that was different, because it was related to the work I would be doing.
  • Sounda like coerced donations to me.
  • if they go to those extremes to get an acting career, imagine the possibilities with aspiring writers. "Masturbate, because I want your novel to go public" doesn't quite sound right.
  • I think Quid's up for it kit.
  • If only all job interviews were this easy...
  • CHICKS! I said chicks!!! Ack! My eyes!
  • Sometimes I think it would be better if we, as a species, died off. *sigh
  • So then I was like, "Whoops! Wrong office!" and got the heck outta there!
  • Gee, how many times do have to masturbate for a film role and not get one before it dawns on you you're never going to? Or does desperation override common sense?
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  • Erm... does this mean the 'casting couch' is just an urban myth? Hey, BlueHorse, don't be so glum. What will lift your spirits? Wanna make me Wendell dress up like a Judge? ; >
  • Well, it's a thought. We could run that up the pole, Flag, and see who salutes. I'm not going to interview Wendell for the "Supreme Court" unless he lets me see under his robe, though. NO! It's not sexploitation! I just want to see if he's hiding the Twinkies.