SAG-AFTRA’s new rules require intimacy coordinators to get consent from actors to publicly discuss sex scenes, or they could lose their jobs.
“Intimate coordinators are a critical resource on any set to ensure the protection of members working in intimate scenes,” said a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson. Said deadline. “Intimacy coordinators should maintain the confidentiality of actors’ work and experiences performing highly sensitive scenes unless they have permission from the actors to share publicly.”
“It is unacceptable to release details about actors’ on-set work or secrets entrusted to intimacy coordinators without their consent,” the spokesperson continued.
A spokesperson for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists added, “Members must feel safe, comfortable and confident when engaging with an intimacy coordinator.”
If Intimacy Coordinators do not comply with this new rule, they may be subject to investigation and, as a result, removal from the SAG-AFTRA Registry of Certified Intimacy Coordinators.
The new rules come after intimacy coordinator Cristina Arjona talked to daily mail About the controversial sex scene between 21-year-old actress Jenna Ortega and 52-year-old actor Martin Freeman (pictured) in the 2024 movie mirrors girl.
“Throughout this process, so many people were involved, [Jenna] It was to make sure it was in line with what she felt comfortable with, and she was very determined and sure of what she wanted to do,” Arjona said.
The intimacy coordinator went on to say that it’s part of her job to adapt to “my actors’ comfort level, especially on productions like this where there’s a big age difference between the actors,” and that she’s always working with the actors and the situation. confirmed and stated as follows. Check your boundaries [weren’t] It will be surpassed. ”
Sources told Deadline that Arjona discussed the film’s sex scenes with the newspaper, despite having signed non-disclosure and non-disclosure agreements with Lionsgate.
Following media exposure during Ortega and Freeman’s filming, the guild has tightened its standards and procedures for intimacy coordinators, especially regarding confidentiality, Deadline reported.
Meanwhile, the sex scene between Ortega and Freeman has come under scrutiny, with some viewers calling it “gross.” Ortega plays an 18-year-old student who engages in sexual activity with Freeman, a much older teacher and mentor.
In September, legendary actor Michael Caine denounced the use of intimacy coordinators in general. tell daily mail“That didn’t happen in my time.”
“Thankfully, I’m 90 years old, so that’s all I can say that I’m not going to play sweetheart anymore,” Kane added. “In my day, you could just do love scenes without anyone bothering you. Everything has changed.”
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