Anna Faris Accuses Director Ivan Reitman of Abusive Conduct

Actress Anna Faris has accused Ivan Reitman, whom she labored with on the set of My Tremendous Ex-Girlfriend, of abusive habits and bullying.

“Considered one of my hardest movie experiences was with Ivan Reitman,” the Mother alum, 45, alleged in a Wednesday, October 19, episode of her “Anna Faris Is Unqualified” podcast. “I imply, the thought of making an attempt to make a comedy underneath this, like, reign of terror, he was a yeller. He would convey down anyone daily … and my first day, it was me.”

Faris spoke with visitor Lena Dunham, claiming that Reitman “slapped my ass” in public and incessantly yelled at her after they labored collectively on My Tremendous Ex-Girlfriend.

The Home Bunny actress starred as Hannah Lewis within the romantic comedy, reverse Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson. The film — which was launched in July 2006 — follows Wilson’s Matt Saunders break up with Thurman’s Jenny Johnson over her clinginess. In retaliation, Jenny makes use of her newly found superpowers to get revenge on her former beau. Faris, for her half, performed Matt’s coworker and new crush.

The Maryland native’s first day on set featured a battle scene between her and Thurman, now 52. Nevertheless, manufacturing was allegedly delayed after “an enormous jar of wig glue” was spilled on Faris within the make-up trailer.

“I used to be terrified actually that Ivan thinks I’m some form of diva for not popping out of my trailer,” Faris stated of the late Ghostbusters director, who died in February on the age of 75, earlier than detailing her filming expertise. “I’m, like, in the midst of the road that’s all lit, it’s an evening shoot, and Ivan is simply taking me down. He was identical to ‘Annie!’ — he at all times referred to as me Annie — he’s like ‘you possibly can’t play like that round right here!’ — and I used to be like ‘don’t do it, don’t cry, no crying,’ and I felt indignant and harm and humiliated and defensive.”

The What’s Your Quantity? star even famous that she requested Reitman if he had heard concerning the wardrobe snafu, which prompted him to finally be quiet as he returned to his perch behind the digital camera. She added: “However then later he slapped my ass, too. That was a bizarre second.”

The Women alum, 36, stated that Faris just isn’t the primary actress to share their story about working with Reitman, however the Overboard actress felt she was unable to come back ahead on the time as a result of “it was 2006.”

Faris beforehand informed an identical story of office harassment throughout an October 2017 episode of her “Unqualified” podcast.

“I used to be doing a scene the place I used to be on a ladder and I used to be speculated to be taking books off a shelf and he slapped my ass in entrance of the crew so exhausting,” the Scary Film star stated on the time with out mentioning the filmmaker’s identify. “And all I might do was giggle. I keep in mind wanting round and I keep in mind seeing the crew members being like, ‘Wait, what are you going to do about that? That appeared bizarre.’ And that’s how I dismissed it.”

She continued: “I used to be like, ‘Effectively, this isn’t a factor. Like, it’s not that huge of a deal. Buck up, Faris. Like, simply giggle.’ But it surely made me really feel small. He wouldn’t have achieved that to the lead male.”

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