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Handsy On The Set Of A TV Series

[Blind Gossip] Let’s talk about an actor who has trouble keeping his hands to himself!

The TV series on which this happened was a successful science fiction series that ran for many years.

While Actor didn’t brazenly invite actresses to his hotel room to “audition” for him in private, he did manage to make the female cast and crew members incredibly uncomfortable during production.

He was very handsy. If you were in close proximity to him, he would always find a way to “accidentally” touch you and brush his hands against your breasts or your butt.

That doesn’t sound very accidental.

While Actor was a handsome leading man, his advances were definitely unwelcome. And he wasn’t just handsy. He was also mouthy when it came to the actress’ appearances.

He would constantly make comments about his costars’ figures in their outfits.

Also, unbeknownst to the actresses themselves, he would speak to wardrobe supervisors about making alterations to their costumes, particularly in the bust/buttocks area.

In one particular case, an actress who was a regular on the show did not respond well to his wardrobe interference.

She had a normal size chest. She lost her sh*t when she discovered that he had been talking to wardrobe behind her back, telling them that they needed to make her wear a push-up bra.

Imagine having a work colleague try to dictate what bra you should be wearing!

He would also try to exercise his power on the set by ordering rewrites of scenes with female actors after they had accepted the gig.

Why would the writers agree to do this?

[Actor] was the star and it was important to keep him happy. If he told you to rewrite a scene, you did it.

What kinds of rewrites would he ask for?

If he thought the female guest star for the episode was attractive, he would tell the writers to rewrite the scene so that he could have some sort of physical interaction with her, like kissing or fondling her or lying in bed with her.

In one particular case, he told them to rewrite a scene so that he could blatantly touch an actress.

He asked the writers to put in a scene where his character pretty much feels up her character because his character is supposedly “looking for something” that humans don’t have.

Of course, Actor claimed that none of this was for his personal benefit. It was for the benefit of his character and the plot and the show!

Riiight.

How did the actresses respond to these last-minute rewrites?

When they discovered that the that the scripts had been altered/extended, most of the women were uncomfortable. (“Hey! This wasn’t in the script I was sent!”)

However, most of them were not known actresses, so their only choice was to do either do the scene as it had been rewritten and be part of this successful show, or quit.

Anything else?

He was really immature. He had this prop that he used to make phallic jokes about it to every single female costar.

Every. Single. One.

Let’s pretend the prop was a laser. Actor would say things like, “Isn’t my [laser] nice and long?” “You’d really like to touch my [laser], wouldn’t you?” “You were dreaming about my big [laser] last night, weren’t you?”

Ewww.

So, between the touching, the comments about women’s bodies, the gropy rewrites, the wardrobe adjustments, and the phallic jokes, our Actor really made the most of being in a position of power and being a pig during the production of this successful TV series!

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Actor and/or TV Show:

[Optional] Do you think Actor is now sorry for his past behavior? Do you think he should apologize?

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Comments

  1. TukTuk says

    to those guessing Duchovny – can’t be him. He’ s a sad old man that is “dating” a mediocre attention seeker only a few years older than his own daughter.
    But they never had lasers on The X-Files nor did he had “multiple female co-stars”.
    He only had one female co-star, Anderson, and maybe Annabeth Gish, but not sure she would qualify since he only appeared in a handful of episodes with her. Everyone else were guest stars, most of them former or currently girlfriends, like KittyKat said…

  3. spoofbyrd says

    Patrick Stewart broke up with his wife & they say he started behaving like a randy teenager but that occurred in his personal life offstage . Duchovny has admitted to liking porn & enjoying seeing people do it but there was no whiff of horn dog ness on XFiles . Orville McFarland is raunchy but this implies retro like way back & thst goes way back. Same for Fillon. I will stick with the 60s Shatner & it does no good to drag this up on an 80 plus old man on a Cpap machine

  4. aaalaxii says

    To those saying Fillion – can’t be him. Firefly only had one season (and a movie), and Castle isn’t really SciFi.

    I’d say Sorbo is a safe bet for this one. The related is almost certainly about him, and Andromeda was on the air for 5 seasons. As for the “Laser” prop, there was a weapon called the Force lance, which Sorbo’s character did use.

  6. YouKnowWhoo says

    Shatner was considered very handsome back in the day but I don’t think this is him as Star Trek didn’t run that long

    Duchovny is my guess

  7. lila8245 says

    I’m going to say Kevin Sorbo on Adromeda. I think I remember reading that he made Lucy Lawless uncomfortable on the set of Hercules back in the day.

  8. MizGrandma says

    Sounds like Shatner, who had a fling with one of his co-stars, about which she later expressed a great deal of regret. Whoever it is, he is a frotteur, one afflicted with a paraphilia. I have encountered two in my life, one a co-worker for whom I got a promotion/transfer rescinded for the sake of the other women who would have had to work with him; the other was a long-ago student who sought my counsel because he had progressed from a frotteur to an agressive peeping tom, & it frightened him.

  9. KittyKat says

    I don’t think it would be Duchovny- although he seems like a handsy type, this sounds like a show with multiple female costars whereas the X-Files was mostly just one female costar. Also several of the female guest stars were his girlfriends in real life at the time.

    Sounds more like an older show. Hence the multiple Shatner guesses- although I don’t personally find him handsome. I could also definitely see this being Seth McFarlane. Don’t know many other long-running scifi shows.

  11. Bunnie says

    David Duchovny in The X Files. I can think of so many other handsome actors that could have done such a good job in that role, unfortunately, they hired Duchovny.

  19. kittymyers says

    William Shatner, Star Trek

    [Optional] Do you think Actor is now sorry for his past behavior? No.

  21. UKmonty says

    Eww probably William Shatner Star Trek

    No I don’t think he’s sorrya lot of men from that time have the mindset that it’s perfectly normal behaviour

  22. no_one_no9 says

    Star Trek and William Shatner? But I want to be totally wrong.

    He may well regret being a slimy creep, but doubt if he’d admit or apologise.

  23. bluekisses07 says

    The only show that comes to mind that is science fiction and was on for many years was X files.

    Star: David Duchovny…..but handsome? I always thought he looked like he sucked on lemon with his face but ok.

  24. spoofbyrd says

    Have not kept up with ever Sci-fi over the years but I did religiously watch 60s Star Trek and STNG when it came out . Dabbled in Voyager & DS9 . This has to be William Shatner . At a Con one Actress said Shatner’s flirtations were relentless . Shatner was notorious for accosting Writer’s & demanding more lines . There is that notorious Roddenberry comment about how Kirk became . In retro was that a hint? The frog suggests Gorn from a 60s show when we were Trekkies not Trekkers . & no Gettalife

  27. GooglyMoogly says

    This sounds like David Duchovny.

    I don’t think he’s sorry about anything.

    His apology probably wouldn’t come across as sincere anyway.

  32. ginger cakes says

    That guy on Firefly who was on Castle. Nathan Fillion.
    At first I thought Bull but its not a sci fi series.
    Perhaps Star Trek but noone was good looking.

  34. porsche says

    Kevin Sorbo, was in Andromeda. That is awful, it goes beyond giving an apology. That was sexual harrassment.

  37. dadou81 says

    Actor: David Duchovny on the shows X-files there is a scene with Gilian anderson where he search her body for foreign aliens object. SHe had to undress in front of him.
    And no hes not sorry. he lost Tea leoni because of attitude and admitted to have a porn addiction .

  41. keenobserver says

    William Schatner as James T. Kirk
    Start Trek – the original

    He’s not sorry. He should apologize. Glad we are in different times or at least times are changing.

  42. GeorgiaR says

    Perhaps William Shatner on Star Trek? Although the original series only ran for three years, it has run for many years in syndication. He has always had an aura of arrogance, being in command and God’s gift to women in his own mind. Do I think he is sorry for his past behavior? Absolutely not! Should he apologize? Absolutely yes, but I doubt he ever would.

  47. melrose71 says

    David Duchovny from X-Files? I know he’s a sex addict so this would make sense. Hopefully he’s sorry and yes he should apologize.

  49. Rafael says

    Don’t tell me this is Christopher Eccleston from Doctor Who! Or any of the lead actors from the show……
    But the “Lazer” is obviously meant to be the sonic screwdriver.

    Also the “Looking for something that humans don’t have” seems to imply that maybe the male character in question might not be human, like The Doctor.

    This might also explain why he left after one season, and has refused to touch the series at all until just recently.

  50. amagod121 says

    Siiiiigh. The phrasing, “Every. Single. One,” brings William Shatner to mind, especially as it occurred on a sci-fi series. However, Star Trek was only on for 3 years, not many.

    Optnl: Naw, I doubt it. It’s how life was for us women back then and few men would have been bothered by those actions. And I can’t see it bothering him now as it occurred so many years ago. Just giving my opinion, not an endorsement of the behavior.

  51. munkeemunkee says

    David Duchovny. X files.
    I don’t think he’s sorry at all. He’s allegedly a sex addict.

  52. ItsBouquet says

    I’m going to take a wild guess and say Seth McFarlane. I once watched an interview with him, one of his female costars came on stage and he dry humped her as a “joke” it was very inappropriate and told me everything I need to know about him.

    Who ever it is they are not sorry or they wouldn’t keep doing it. An apology would be pointless.

  54. aaawam20 says

    Seth MacFarlane/The Orville. Is my guess.
    Widely known he sleeps with his costars and hires based on who he finds attractive. He’s a total pervert.