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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Alison Brie & Dave Franco's Hot Take on Hollywood's Controversial Intimacy Coordinator Conversation
Alison Brie and Dave Franco are busy promoting their body-horror movie, Together, which required quite a few intimate scenes. That's why, as a married couple, they have a hot take on a controversial Hollywood topic. Intimacy coordinators are described as 'advocates… between actors and production, and a movement coach and/or choreographer in regards to nudity and simulated sex and other intimate and hyper-exposed scenes' by the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA. It's a newer behind-the-scenes role that emerged out of the 2017 #MeToo movement and has become an integral part of TV and movie crews. More from SheKnows Gwyneth Paltrow's Spicy Sex Life With Ben Affleck Couldn't Mask His 'Demons' Still, there are some who have criticized having them on set. That's why Brie and Franco's perspective is a fascinating one. 'As a couple, we didn't need an intimacy coordinator,' Franco explained to The Times. 'We've been together almost 15 years; we know what we're doing and we're pretty comfortable with it.' Even with her husband by her side, Brie admitted that it wasn't always easy. 'In our new film, Together, we play a couple whose reliance on each other leads to some quite horrific outcomes, and I'll admit there are some parallels between what's on and off screen,' she added. 'Not the horrific outcomes, but we play a couple who have a solid history together. The film also involves lots of intimate scenes, which was kind of weird. Doing what we had to do in front of a hundred people was a new experience.' Franco even directed her through a sex scene with actor Dan Stevens in the 2020 film, The Rental. Brie revealed there was no 'jealousy' on Franco's part because they 'understand the separation of real emotion and something you're doing at work.' While it sounds like Brie and Franco are open to the idea of an intimacy coordinator if they aren't working together, so A-listers are very opposed to the situation, including Michael Douglas, who seems to prefer the old-school way of making movies. 'I'm sure there were people that overstepped their boundaries, but before, we seemed to take care of that ourselves. They would get a reputation and that would take care of them,' Douglas told The Telegraph in April 2024. The Oscar winner has had quite a few intimate scenes over the years, from Basic Instinct to Fatal Attraction, but he still stands firm on his opinion. 'But I talked to the ladies, [because] I did a few of those sex movies – sexual movies – and we joke about it now, what it would have been like to have an intimacy coordinator working with us…,' he trailed off. Actor Sean Bean also complained about intimacy coordinators in 2022, claiming they 'spoil the spontaneity' and 'inhibit [him] more because it's drawing attention to things,' per The Times Magazine. But performers need to remember that the intimacy coordinator is there to protect all parties involved in the scene — from the actors to the crew. The role will continue to be a hot topic of debate in Hollywood, but hopefully, as time goes on, it will have a greater level of understanding. Before you go, click to see which other stars got naked on camera. Best of SheKnows 20 Times Madonna Reinvented Fashion at the VMAs The Best Photos of Madonna & Lookalike Daughter Lourdes Through The Years 22 Famous Women Who Have Played Roxie in Chicago on Broadway Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Patricia Arquette, 56, shocks fans with hair transformation and mature new look
Legendary actress Patricia Arquette has shocked fans after debuting a bold new hairstyle. The Severance star, 57, turned heads at an event for SAG-AFTRA this week with a sleek honey blonde bob and bangs. The hairstyle featured chestnut highlights and stopped below her chin, perfectly framing her famous face. She went for a mature and conservative look for the event by pairing her new hairstyle with a long-sleeved shirt and a floor-length floral skirt. Arquette's transformation divided opinion online, with some praising the new look, while others felt it wasn't as flattering as her past hairstyles. 'She looks great but I think her longer hair was more flattering,' commented one. 'The haircut genuinely looks great,' wrote another. 'I love when she brings out the bob.' The Medium actress has often switched up her look over the years and has even rocked a bob on several occasions in the past. In AppleTV's Severance, Arquette has shoulder-length gray hair. Back in June, she looked almost unrecognizable after debuting a reddish-brown retro 'do. It marked a complete 180 change for the veteran star, who is largely known for her signature blonde hair. Her first role was in 1987's Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and she went on to score an Academy Award in 2014 for Boyhood. Her other memorable roles include True Romance, Ed Wood, Lost Highway, and Medium. Earlier this year, Arquette revealed that she was looking for love online after quietly ending her longtime relationship with Eric White. While appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show in January, the actress confirmed that she was single and using dating apps. When asked by Clarkson if she gets 'scared' of meeting up with her matches, the Oscar winner, who was previously married to Nicolas Cage and Thomas Jane, explained that the app she uses is one that 'kind of screens people.' Still, she admitted to feeling 'scared' about online dating and joked, at times, that Wikipedia has thrown a wrench into her search for her next relationship. Arquette went on to tell the host that her Wikipedia still said she was in a relationship with White, who she dated for nearly nine years between 2014 to 2023. 'Part of the problem for me is like, Wikipedia,' she said of her challenges with online dating. 'On there, I still have the same boyfriend I had a couple of years ago. And, I've been single for two years!' The Boyhood star mused that some of her matches thought that she was 'just running around town' since she never publicly announced her split from White. After hearing Arquette is looking for love, Clarkson turned to the cameras and said: 'So we're gonna get the word out now. She's single and mingling!' 'How is it on the apps?' Clarkson asked. 'Cause I'm single and I'm afraid.' 'I go very, very, slowly. I also do check up with people that know that person. And I go very slowly,' Arquette explained of her approach. The performer noted that she doesn't mind talking to someone 'for six months' before 'ever' having coffee with them. 'I believe in going very slow!' Arquette insisted.
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
AI Legal Developments Affecting Hollywood In 2025
AI legal developments are occurring at breakneck speed, so this article provides a brief update on AI legal developments so far in 2025. Right of Publicity California. Effective as of January 1, 2025, California prohibits contracts that purport to permit the creation of digital replicas of a person unless a number of easy-to-meet exceptions apply, such as if the person is represented by a lawyer or use of the digital replica does not replace work that the person would otherwise do. Another exception is if the person is a member of SAG-AFTRA, because the SAG-AFTRA Basic Agreement provides much better protection. California law provides the heirs of 'deceased personalities' (persons who are widely known at the time of, or because of, their death) with right of publicity protection for seventy years after death. However, there was a large statutory loophole that permitted use of the deceased personality's voice or likeness in connection with 'entertainment, or a dramatic, literary, or musical work,' and this exception was repealed as of January 1, 2025 with respect to digital replicas. New York. In June, New York passed legislation requiring any advertisement that includes an image of a human created by AI ('synthetic performer') to conspicuously disclose that fact unless (a) the image 'is recognizable as any identifiable natural performer' (in which case that person presumably gave consent or has a right of publicity claim) or (b) the advertisement is for an expressive work (like a film) in which the synthetic performer appears. Federal Laws. Given the wildly inconsistent rulings on the right of publicity at the state level, there is a desperate need for uniform federal legislation on this issue, as there is for copyright and trademark. The very first federal legislation directly addressing content created by AI was enacted in May, called the TAKE IT DOWN Act. The good news is that the Act creates criminal and civil penalties for using AI to create a look-alike version of someone without their consent, but the bad news is that it only applies if the person is shown as nude. This Act would have been the perfect opportunity to include all AI created look-alikes without consent, but alas, the federal bill that would do that, the NO FAKES Act, is still languishing in Congress and does not look likely to pass anytime soon. Copyright Uploading. There has been an avalanche of litigation by everyone that owns any copyrighted content (e.g., text, photos, films, and music) against AI companies for copyright infringement for uploading that content. The outcome of these cases will depend on the fair use defense, and in February the case of Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence held that the fair use defense didn't apply to uploading to train AI, at least when the uploading was done to compete with the uploaded content. The court relied in part on the 2023 Supreme Court case in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, which essentially held that it is not fair use if the owner of the copyright would reasonably expect to be paid for the copying. However, in June, two other courts (in Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta) held that uploading books was fair use, at least as long as the output (a) did not infringe on the uploaded content and (b) did not hurt the market for the uploaded content, looking only to the prior market of sales of the books to consumers and not the market of licensing the books to AI companies. The courts predictably relied on Authors Guild v. Google, a 2015 Second Circuit case that permitted Google to copy the full text of books for purposes of permitting searches that resulted in showing just snippets from the books. And in July, Trump gave his verdict, which is that uploading is always fair use, and this might have an impact on how the Supreme Court rules on this issue. Copyright Protection. In March, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit held that AI generated content does not qualify for copyright protection, following the position taken by other courts and the Copyright Office. Copyright Office Report. In May, the Copyright Office released a 'pre-publication' report on AI that concluded that (a) the mere fact of uploading by AI could be copyright infringement of the uploaded works and (b) AI output could be copyright infringement of the uploaded works even if the output were modified versions of the uploaded works. However, the very next day the head of the Copyright Office was fired, throwing into doubt whether this 'pre-publication' report will ever become final. Disney and Universal v. Midjourney. In June, Disney and Universal sued Midjourney for both uploading and downloading, since there was rampant and flagrant use of their characters by Midjourney users, which was encouraged by Midjourney's website by hosting multiple examples of the characters being used in various settings. My bet is on Disney and Universal prevailing on this one under a Napster theory, since if they don't, copyright protection is gone. Defamation. Given AI's tendency to 'hallucinate,' it is not surprising that AI has reported nasty untrue facts regarding real people, which has led to defamation claims against AI companies. An interesting aspect of this issue is that if the matter involves a public figure or a matter of public interest, a defense to a defamation claim is that the person making the statement actually believed it to be true (so no 'actual malice'). In May, the case of Walters vs. OpenAI held that false derogatory content about the plaintiff produced by ChatGPT did not constitute defamation because the plaintiff was a public figure and ChatGPT was incapable of 'believing' anything it produced. The court held that even if the plaintiff were not a public figure, no reasonable person should believe ChatGPT derogatory content given that it provides warnings that it hallucinates. Unhappy SAG-AFTRA. In May, SAG-AFTRA filed an unfair business practice claim with the NLRB against the producer of the videogame Fortnite for alleged failure to bargain in good faith prior to using AI to recreate Darth Vader's voice with the consent of the actor's estate. The matter was settled when the parent company entered into a new agreement with SAG-AFTRA in July. Really? Almost exactly two years ago, a lawyer was sanctioned for filing a brief written by AI that was full of hallucinated case citations, and I was sure this would be a one-time event given the publicity. Well, such sanctions started occurring monthly, then weekly, and now daily! So there are a lot of lawyers out there that put a tad too much trust in AI.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lorna Raver dead at 81: Drag Me To Hell star passes away as tributes pour in
Actress Lorna Raver has died at age 81. Raver passed on May 12, 2025, according to SAG-AFTRA's Summer 2025 magazine, which announced her death in their 'In Memoriam' section. Raver, who has 55 acting credits to her IMDB page, is memorably known for her portrayal of Mrs. Ganush, a gypsy who places a curse on the main star, in the 2009 horror film Drag Me To Hell. One fan posted to X of her passing, 'What a memorable turn she gave in Drag Me To Hell. R.I.P.'
The Independent
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Sean Astin set to run for SAG-AFTRA president
Sean Astin and Chuck Slavin are set to run against each other for the next president of SAG-AFTRA. Current SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has announced she will not seek re-election. Drescher led the union during the high-profile 2023 strike against major film and television studios, the first actors' strike in four decades. SAG-AFTRA is Hollywood's largest actors' union, representing around 160,000 members. Election ballots are expected to be sent to SAG-AFTRA members on August 13 and must be returned by September 12.
