Actors Guild changes rules after controversy over intimate scenes between Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman

After the intimacy coordinator Kristina Arjona comment on the controversy over the intimate scenes between Jenna Ortega It is Martin Freeman in the movie Miller’s Girl (2024), the Hollywood Actors Guild (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA) decided to change the rules for acting for these professionals outside of film sets.

According to the deadlinethe new guideline reinforces protocols for intimacy coordinators to ensure the well-being of artists present during the recording of intimate scenes. “Intimacy coordinators must maintain the confidentiality of an actor’s work and experience in performing highly sensitive scenes unless they have permission from the actor to publicly share this information”declared a Union spokesperson.

“Public disclosure of details about an actor’s stage work or confidences entrusted to the intimacy coordinator without the actor’s consent is unacceptable”added the representative.

Understand the case

The intimate scenes between Jenna Ortega It is Martin Freeman They were leaked on social media and caused astonishment among fans of the actress, who is 31 years younger than her co-star. In Miller’s Girlthe actors play student and teacher, who end up getting closer while carrying out a creative writing assignment.

In a specific scene, Jonathan, Freeman’s character, is reading Cairo’s work, played by Ortega, in which she describes a sexual experience with the professor, which is represented on screen by the duo.

After the scenes went viral, Kristina Arjona spoke out and said that no barriers were crossed: “There were many, many people involved in this process, working with Ortega to make sure it was consistent with what she was comfortable with, and she was very determined and very clear about what she wanted to do.”he said.

“Part of my job is also to support her decisions. I adapt to my actors’ comfort level, especially in a production like this where there is a huge age difference between the actors”continued the intimacy coordinator.

“I’m hyper-aware of my talent and making sure that we’re consistently checking in to see if at any point we’re overstepping their boundaries. And again, making sure that — especially with those who are significantly younger — they’re giving consistent consent.”still said Arjona.

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