Gina Gershon on Turning Down Hollywood's Casting Couch

0:00On April 1st, Gina Gershin, the 63-year-old actress from hits like Showgirls and Bound, just opened up about turning down Hollywood's casting, Couch. On Heather McDonald's Juicy Scoop podcast, she said she lost at least 35% of her roles by rejecting advances from powerful men, like agency heads who pitched business lunches that turned into date requests. She always shetted down by mentioning a boyfriend, stressing those are personal choices without judging others. Gershin dropped a smart warning too, comparing it to not wandering a jungle alone at night, even if you're good with animals, because some situations just screened danger. Early in her career, she passed on a lead in Friday the 13th, Part 2, her potential first big screen gig. The script had her character stripping right before getting killed with blood on her chest, which felt too exploitative and lame, despite her love for. European films with real nudity. Gershin went topless in Showgirls anyway, but the backlash gave her a touch of PTSD so she couldn't watch it for years.

1:03She even begged director Paul Verhoeven to cut a brutal rap scene, thinking it was insane. Though now, she sees the whole film as sharp satire on. American capitalism and power. These days, that once panned NC-17 movie has a huge cult following and critics calling it a misunderstood gem on showbiz and fascism. Gershin's owning her path, choices and all. From the spotlight, powered by AI, this is Entertainment and celebrity news today. I'm Corey with The Story.