Amanda Seyfried says she turned down a TV show over sex scenes
At the Hamptons International Film Festival, Amanda Seyfried said she passed on a TV series that required frequent sex scenes and doesn't want to be "naked with a stranger" now, though she might feel differently later.
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Left · 2Amanda Seyfried said she has passed on a television show because it would have required her to have sex scenes all the time. VarietyLC “passed on a show where I would have to have sex all the time because of the sex” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “I passed on a show where I would have to have sex all the time because of the sex,” she said.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 2She made the remarks in a conversation with Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival; both outlets relay them via People magazine, and The Hollywood Reporter dates the panel to Oct. 4 in East Hampton, N.Y. VarietyLC “During a conversation with Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival (via People)” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “hosted by Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, N.Y., on Oct. 4, according to People magazine” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 2Seyfried said: "I don't wanna do it. I'm uncomfortable with it. I'm not into it right now." The Hollywood Reporter notes she did not say which series it was. VarietyLC “I don’t wanna do it. I’m uncomfortable with it. I’m not into it right now.”” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “She did not share which television series the role was for.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 2She left room to change her mind, saying that if the project came along again she might be "in a different space", but that she doesn't want to deal with "being naked with a stranger". VarietyLC “Maybe if [the project] came along again [at a later point], maybe I’d be in a different space.” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “She explained that her thoughts may change when she‘s in a “different space“ in life.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 2Seyfried said acting "gets weirder" with age because actors must be romantic with people they are not romantic with, which is sometimes great and sometimes really uncomfortable; she contrasted this with her younger self, for whom making out was fun and "a non-thing". VarietyLC “Sometimes it’s great. Sometimes it’s really uncomfortable.” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC ““Our jobs are weird,” she said. “And as I get older, it gets weirder.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Left · 2She linked her firmer boundaries to her children, saying they pay attention to what she does so she has to be "less of a pushover", and recounted her daughter Nina saying she was proud of her for refusing fans' photo requests; she now declines photos when with her kids. VarietyLC “I have kids now who are paying attention to what I do, and so I have to be less of a pushover,”” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC ““[If] I’m with my kids, I say no … whatever [they are] going through is more important than what I’m going through,“ she said.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 1Variety adds that Seyfried previously told Porter magazine she wished intimacy coordinators had existed when she was a teenage actor, and that she let herself be uncomfortable then to keep her job. VarietyLC “Seyfried previously told Porter magazine that she wishes intimacy coordinators existed on film sets when she was a teenage actor.” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 2Variety notes her recent work: "The Housemaid", which it says grossed $400 million worldwide, the indie drama "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd", and a Cinderella voice role in Netflix's "Steps". The Hollywood Reporter instead places her comments alongside Penn Badgley's 2023 request for no more intimacy scenes on "You". VarietyLC “a winter blockbuster that grossed $400 million worldwide” Read at Variety ↗ The Hollywood ReporterLC “In 2023, Penn Badgley had opened up about his request to have no more intimacy scenes ahead of You season four.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left2 outlets
- Framing
- Both entertainment-trade outlets treat it as a celebrity-comment item, leading with her refusal of sex scenes and quoting her at length, relayed via People.
- Emphasis
- Her direct quotes, her openness to changing her mind, and her parenting-driven boundaries. Variety adds her past intimacy-coordinator remarks and box-office success; THR adds Penn Badgley's precedent.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither names the series or independently confirms the remarks; THR notes the show was not identified.
- Charged language
- “putting the kibosh on sex scenes”“Rejects Sex Scenes”
- For example
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“Amanda Seyfried is putting the kibosh on sex scenes at this point in her career.” — Variety
“Amanda Seyfried is opening up about passing on a role in a television series due to its sex scenes.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Centre0 outlets
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Right0 outlets
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What every side reports
- Seyfried spoke on a panel/conversation with Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
- She said she passed on a TV show requiring constant sex scenes and is uncomfortable with it now.
- She said she might feel differently in a different space later.
- She tied firmer boundaries to being a parent.
Amanda Seyfried person
Says she is uncomfortable with sex scenes right now, turned down a show for that reason, may reconsider later, and is setting firmer boundaries partly because of her children.
“But I don’t wanna deal with being naked with a stranger,” Seyfried added.” — Variety
“And so I have to be less of a pushover,” she said.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Alec Baldwin person
Hosted the Hamptons International Film Festival conversation where Seyfried spoke; no stated view of his own.
“hosted by Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival” — The Hollywood Reporter
Left2 articles
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Neutral Quote-driven report framing Seyfried's stance as a firm boundary, with career context.
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Neutral Quote-driven report that stresses she did not name the show and adds Penn Badgley's earlier similar stance.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 12 Oct 16:52 First VarietyLC Amanda Seyfried Rejects Sex Scenes and Turned Down a TV Series Where ‘I’d Have to Have Sex All the Time’: I Don’t Want to Be ‘Naked With a Stranger’
- 12 Oct 17:53 +1h 2m The Hollywood ReporterLC Amanda Seyfried Passed on a TV Role Because She’d “Have to Have Sex All the Time”: “I’m Uncomfortable With It”
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