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Suvreen Chawla revealed horrifying details about facing harassment, including a disturbing incident when a director tried to ...
She highlighted how Kollywood’s drug and casting couch culture is no joke, alleging that the woman exploited by the actor is ...
Actress Kalki Koechlin has opened up about the subtle and overt sexual harassment and casting couch experiences she has faced ...
Actor Vijay Sethupathi faces casting couch allegations from a user, Ramya Mohan, on X, accusing him of exploiting vulnerable ...
Celebrated for his powerful performances, Vijay Sethupathi is regarded as one of Tamil cinema’s finest actors. However, he now finds himself at the centre of controversy following serious allegations ...
Vijay Sethupathi has been accused by a woman on X of casting couch and exploiting aspiring actresses. The tweet now stands ...
Five years later, in 1934, casting couch was considered a harmless enough phrase that it could be casually dropped into a newspaper column about Hollywood. The word sleuth Barry Popik uncovered an ...
Jamie Lever, daughter of Johny Lever, recently recounted a disturbing incident where she narrowly avoided a casting couch ...
The trope of the casting couch—a term that evokes a predatory producer or casting agent, demanding sexual favors from actresses in exchange for a shot at the big time, but which is also used to ...
Thandie Newton spoke of a horrific casting couch experience in 2013 Credit: Rex Features Charlize Theron In 2005, Charlize Theron told Marie Claire that she once turned up to an audition when she ...
The casting couch -- trading sexual favors for a role, representation or anything that will help an aspiring performer take that next step to stardom -- is alive and well in Hollywood.