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Bryce Dallas Howard Claimed A Director Once Insulted Her Dad, Ron Howard, And Threw Water In Her Face
I'm sure you know Bryce Dallas Howard. You probably know that the Jurassic World star is also the daughter of award-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code). In an interview with The Sunday Times, Bryce explained an alleged exchange she had with Danish director Lars von Trier where he tried to use her father's job against her. Bryce starred in the 2005 drama Manderlay, a direct sequel to Dogville (2003). Bryce had replaced Nicole Kidman as Grace Margaret Mulligan from the first movie. Related: Donald Trump's Apparent Baldness Is Going Viral In A New Photo She said the moment she arrived at the set for Manderlay in Norway, Lars allegedly spoke negatively of her dad in an attempt to upset her. "He started insulting me: 'Your father's a terrible film-maker,'" she remembered. "I went, 'Lars, what are you trying to see?' and he said, 'Your angry face. I don't know what it looks like.'" Bryce claimed that Lars then threw a glass of water in her face. "So I threw a glass of water in his face. He goes, 'Why did you do that?' and got up and left." She said she was actually unfazed and actually entertained by the interaction. "That was my introduction to the Lars von Trier experience, but it wasn't like I went to my room and cried or anything. I was sort of delighted by it." Gerardo Mora / Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Related: Kylie Jenner's First Met Gala Dress Made Her Bleed, And 20 Other Red Carpet Looks That Took "Beauty Is Pain" Wayyyy Too Far Lars is a director with a reputation for his erratic behavior and even faced several allegations several years back for his behavior on set. In 2017, Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk posted about her treatment by a Danish director. Daniele Venturelli / Getty Images, Björk / Facebook: bjork When the media connected the dots that Björk starred as Selma Ježková in Lars von Trier's 2000 musical psychological tragedy Dancer in the Dark, Lars came forward and denied the accusations. Björk posted another statement in the midst of #MeToo social movement, doubling down her claims while still remaining not to directly name the director. Björk wrote, "After each take the director ran up to me and wrapped his arms around me for a long time in front of all crew or alone and stroked me sometimes for minutes against my wishes," Björk wrote. "While filming in Sweden, he threatened to climb from his room's balcony over to mine in the middle of the night with a clear sexual intention, while his wife was in the room next door." In November 2017, the Guardian reported that Zentropa, the film studio co-founded by Lars and former CEO Peter Aalbæk Jensen, faced several allegations of "sexual harassment, degradation and bullying," per several Danish news publications. While Lars wasn't named in these allegations, Peter resigned from his CEO position as the accusations poured in. Read the entire interview with The Times here. We reached out to Lars's people for comment, and we'll let you know if we hear back. Also in Celebrity: Chrissy Teigen Posted The Results Of Her Hairline Lowering Surgery, And Ouch Also in Celebrity: 21 Incredible Photos Of Hollywood Legends Back In The Day That I Guarantee You've Never, Ever Seen Before Also in Celebrity: 21 Times Celebrities Revealed Wildly Juicy, Shady, Or Even Disturbing Things In Interviews
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18-05-2025
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Charlotte Gainsbourg Says ‘I Don't Need to See My Movies Anymore' and Fighting for Acting Roles Is Better Than Getting Offers: ‘You Feel Like You Own It'
Charlotte Gainsbourg participated in this year's Kering Women in Motion Talks at Cannes, which the actor is attending as part of the star-studded cast of Wes Anderson's new movie 'The Phoenician Scheme.' Gainsbourg is also one of the leads in Amazon Prime Video's recently-released original series 'Étoile.' The show hails from 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. Gainsbourg is a Cannes veteran, having won the festival's best actress prize in 2009 thanks to her acclaimed role in Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist.' In her Kering conversation, moderated by Variety's Angelique Jackson, Gainsbourg admitted that she originally 'had difficulties with Cannes' when she would attend as a young actor. More from Variety Dogma 25 Explodes at Cannes, Spearheaded by New Quintet Led by May el-Toukhy: 'A Rescue Mission and a Cultural Uprising' Soundstage Expansion Adds to New Jersey's Strong Incentives to Juice Film and TV Production: 'People Are Taking Notice of Us' Jai Courtney on Making an Acting Comeback in Cannes Serial Killer-Shark Thriller and if He Would Return to DC Universe: 'I Have Hope' 'My first best memory is with Lars von Trier,' Gainsbourg said. 'I was so proud to have done that film and present it here. It was very special to get that prize.' 'Antichrist' started a collaboration between the actor and the director that would go on to include 2011's 'Melancholia,' 2013's 'Nymphomaniac' and 2018's 'The House that Jack Built.' Gainsbourg fought hard to get a meeting with Trier when he was casting 'Antichrist,' which marked a change of pace for her career as she often let directors come to her with acting offers instead. 'The only projects I fought for were…. going to meet Lars, and thinking that he hated me,' Gainsbourg said. 'I didn't do a scene. I was just meeting him, and going back I thought I'd never get this. This was something I really wanted. Also the film I did called '21 Grams' I really wanted it. I was so pregnant. I went to Los Angeles and the part was a woman who couldn't get pregnant and there I am with my belly.' 'It makes me so proud to have those challenges,' she continued. 'When you get everything just because someone wants you, it doesn't make you believe you can do it. It makes you believe you always have to wait for a person to validate you. When you fight for something, you feel like you own it.' With all eight episodes of 'Étoile' now streaming on Prime Video and the new Anderson opening in theaters at the end of May, Gainsbourg is having a prominent moment in her career. Not that she wants to watch her projects. 'I doubt a lot about myself,'Gainsbourg said. 'I don't want to see my movies anymore. I have so much fun acting and forgetting about myself and being with other actors. That's my fun. To see the results is not something I want. I don't need to see it.' Gainsbourg will be walking the Cannes carpet on May 18 when 'The Phoenician Scheme' world premieres in of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
