Gina Gershon: Standing Ground in Hollywood

0:00It's March 30th. From red carpets to breaking stories, this is entertainment and celebrity news, powered by AI. Gina Gershon just dropped a story from early in her career that shows her standing her ground. The 63-year-old actress from Showgirls turned down a lead role in Friday the 13th Part 2, back in the day. The script had her character stripping topless right before getting killed, and she called it straight up exploitative. In a fresh interview with Fox News Digital published last Sunday, March 29th, she explained how that choice taught her to trust her instincts in Hollywood. She was pumped about jumping into movies but knew something fell off with that scene. This comes right before her new memoir hits shelves, where she dives deeper into surviving the industry and owning her story. Slasher flicks back then, love that tired trope of bare-chested victims, but Gershon saw through the gimmick. Funny enough, that topless bit got cut from the 1981 movie anyway, Gershon kicked off her screen time that same year, with a small part in Beatlemania, then built a solid run

1:04through the 80s and 90s. These days, she's popping up in shows like Riverdale, on the CW, and new Amsterdam on NBC, proving she carved her own lane without compromising. Smart move that still resonates.