Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Amy Adams Stood Up To Protect Her Stand-In After Being 'Mistakenly' Manhandled On Set

Amy Adams Stood Up To Protect Her Stand-In After Being 'Mistakenly' Manhandled On Set
Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage

After she was manhandled on the set of her new HBO show by someone who mistakenly believed she was her stand-in, actress Amy Adams decided to speak out.

Adams stars in and produces Sharp Objects, a series about a troubled female news reporter, which airs on July 8.


In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Adams recalled an incident on set when she was mistaken for her stand-in, whom she calls "Reb."

Because of the nature of playing the lead role of Camille, Reb needs to be covered in prosthetic scars as she subs in for Adams onscreen.

Adams said that at one point "somebody" grabbed her rather roughly, thinking she was Reb, at which point Adams fought back.

"You will not handle her like that," Adams told the individual. Adams added that Reb was not treated with the same respect she has been shown throughout her Hollywood career.

"She was fantastic, and she also put up with a lot 'cause she wasn't getting the sort of catharsis from the performance and she wasn't treated the same way I'm treated," Adams said in the interview.

"And I've never experienced this before but, because we looked so much alike, at one point somebody grabbed me really hard and pulled me. I went, 'What's going on?' And they're like '(Gasp) You're not Reb!' I went into producer [mode] and I was like, 'You will not handle her like that.'"

At one point during the interview, Adams was asked for her thoughts on Hollywood's gender pay gap, but she declined to speak about it, saying she wants to become better educated on pay disparity in industries other than entertainment.

"I know what my truth is, I know what I fight for and the things I let go of based on them saying, 'Take it or leave it.'"

Her comments contrast an essay by Jennifer Lawrence which outlined the differences in pay given to male and female leads.

"As much as I love Jennifer Lawrence, she doesn't need me to be her voice. She has her own voice," Adams said. "And if I'm going to use my voice to talk about pay discrepancy, it's going to be for women who don't have the same platform as me."

Twitter applause ensued after the interview was published.


You can watch the full interview here:

More from Trending

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out Trump's Hypocrisy By Pointing Out How Melania Got Her Visa
Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for SiriusXM; Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Jasmine Crockett Calls Out Trump's Hypocrisy By Pointing Out How Melania Got Her Visa

Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett pointed out President Donald Trump's hypocrisy on immigration considering how First Lady Melania Trump's pathway to citizenship was possible because she received an "Einstein visa," which is usually reserved for an individual with "some sort of significant achievement."

Speaking during a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process,” Crockett noted that “the idea that Trump and my Republican colleagues want to restore integrity and security in the visa process is actually a joke," and harshly criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and visa restrictions.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Jennifer Griffin and Pete Hegseth
The Hill

Fox Host Comes To Reporter's Defense After Pete Hegseth Berates Her At Pentagon Briefing

Fox News' chief political analyst Brit Hume came to the defense of Fox national security reporter Jennifer Griffin after their former colleague, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, criticized Griffin as the reporter "who misrepresents the most intentionally what the president says” in a Pentagon news conference.

Hegseth, a former Fox News anchor, had criticized media outlets—including his former network—for what he described as unpatriotic reporting. Hegseth took particular aim at early intelligence assessments suggesting that President Donald Trump's bombing of Iran may not have significantly crippled Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Keep ReadingShow less

Teachers Share The Questions Students Asked In Class That Broke Their Hearts

Being a teacher is a calling.

It is not for the meek or weak of heart.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Emily Compagno
Fox News

Fox Host Slams Dem For Dropping An F-Bomb After Praising Trump For The Same Thing Just Minutes Earlier

Fox News host Emily Compagno was criticized after she praised Donald Trump's use of the "f-bomb" earlier this week before condemning Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett's use of the same word—on the same episode of her show, no less.

Trump made headlines this week after admonishing Israel and Iran for violating a ceasefire agreement he'd announced on Truth Social. Although he claimed the ceasefire had been "agreed upon," Iran fired at least six missile barrages at Israel after it was supposed to take effect.

Keep ReadingShow less
Ken Jennings; Emily Croke
@Jeopardy/Instagram

Champ's Wild Final Jeopardy Connection

In a dramatic conclusion on last Monday’s Jeopardy!, a contestant revealed a surprising relationship to the final clue's answer. Hailing from Denver, Emily Croke made it to the final write-in portion of the game show with $12,200 in earnings.

In the category of “Collections,” host Ken Jennings read the clue:

Keep ReadingShow less