The casting couch—where, as the story goes, aspiring actresses had to trade sexual favors in order to win roles—has been a familiar image in Hollywood since the advent of the studio system in ...

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“The days of the casting couch—if they ever existed—are over.” That was the Hollywood casting director Marvin Paige, speaking to the celebrity columnist Dick Kleiner in 1965.

G-8: The Movie As the G-8 summit begins in Italy, The Daily Beast goes to the casting couch for actors to portray our world leaders—and a couple of first ladies. VIEW OUR GALLERY >> ...

Jasmin revealed a disturbing encounter with a director during an audition held in a hotel room. The director, after the ...

Jasmin Bhasin recalls a disturbing audition experience in a Mumbai hotel where a director’s innapropriate behaviour left her ...

Casting Pros Debate Harassment, Whitewashing and Why the Term “Casting Couch” Is Offensive Six top casting directors open up about diversity and weigh in on whether they deserve an Oscar ...

Actor Vijay Sethupathi has refuted the allegations of sexual exploitation levied against him recently by an X user, calling them a work of a jealous attention-seeker who wishes to tarnish his name.

Before stepping into Irani’s home, the Main Hoon Na director Farah Khan jokingly warned Dilip, “Don’t tell Shirish [Kunder, ...

Remember the artist who built a miniature of a popular pornography set for the 2024 Kentucky State Fair? He says he's banned ...

Riverdale’s K.J. Apa Takes Over Kian Lawley’s Part in The Hate U GiveLawley was fired from the film after a video surfaced of the YouTube star making racist jokes. The production had almost ...