Amber Heard is being sued by the producers of London Fields for a cool $10 million, because she ‘conspired’ with director Mathew Cullin to edit out a bunch of her nude and/or sex scenes. And, in a way, I really hope she wins.
Let’s just think on it for a moment.
Firstly, if you were being filmed with your norks out, and it was due to be seen by millions of people, would you want to have a quick look to check you’re okay with how said norks are portrayed? Of course you would. Secondly, if said shots of norks made you feel vulnerable and uncomfortable, and that possibly the film might just survive without your norks, would you have a chat with the person responsible for what goes on the big screen? Come on, you absolutely would.
Yes, her contractual obligations stated that a nude scene was going to happen. And when it comes to contract, editing out her nude scenes without the approval of producers is quite clearly a breach. The big bosses are, unfortunately, well within their rights to sue her.
However, does this make it okay? Despite knowing that, legally, this is all above board, I still am absolutely siding with Amber. Because this isn’t just about a contract, it’s about the TV and movie industry’s growing obsession with female nudity.
Nude female bodies essentially equal high-end, classy, edgy viewing at the mo. Game of Thrones should be called Game of Boobs. New, ultra-sophisticated Sky Atlantic offering Westworld should be called Breastworld. In Hollywood (more like Boobwood, amiright?), around 18% of films have women as two of the top three speaking parts, but you can bet your bare ass that female nudity is three times more likely to happen than male nudity.
Women, hey? Mostly silent, never knowingly not with their boobs out.
I’ve barely acted in a few things (namely a Rowntree’s advert, a part in a sitcom nobody saw, and another advert that got pulled three days after it was released) and I’ve still been asked to get nude (‘You can pull the duvet up over your boobs’. OH THANKS), wear sexy lingerie (I asked my agent if I had at least one good line, and they said no and advised me not to take the part) and told to ‘bend over in a sexy way’ so a male co-star can say ‘That’s it Nancy, just like that’ in a weird breathy voice. This is coming from someone who has barely acted.
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Stevie Martin 