Emmy Rossum Turned Down a Director Who Wanted Her to Show Up in a Bikini Instead
Emmy Rossum is a talented acting veteran who doesn’t need any introductions. However, like many other female actors in the industry, she has experienced sexism in Hollywood. Rossum recounted an experience where a director asked her to show up in a bikini to audition for a movie, but the star turned it down.
Emmy Rossum turned down a huge movie because of a sexist request
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The Hollywood Reporter. Others at the table included America Ferrera, Minnie Driver, Issa Rae, Kathryn Hahn, and Pamela Adlon.
Rossum opened up about a bizarre offer forwarded to her by her agent. The Shameless actor said, “Even as recently as a year ago, my agent called me and was like, ‘I’m so embarrassed to make this call, but there’s a big movie, and they’re going to offer it to you.”
Rossum said her agent told her that the executives loved her on Shameless and wanted to have her on their project. However, the director had one request before giving her the part. The star said her agent told her the request was that she had to “come into his [the director’s] office in a bikini.” According to Rossum, the director didn’t want her to audition but only wanted to ascertain that she hadn’t gained weight.
While the request disgusted her, Rossum said she considered it for a moment and even asked her agent to send her the script, thinking the character wore a bikini in the movie, but that wasn’t the case. “Not in a bikini in the movie. Not naked in the movie,” Rossum shared with her fellow stars. Rossum clarified to the rest that she turned down the request and, subsequently, the movie.
Emmy Rossum fought for equal pay on ‘Shameless’
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