Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Sean Bean Sparks Debate After Saying Intimacy Coordinators 'Spoil The Spontaneity' Of Sex Scenes

Sean Bean Sparks Debate After Saying Intimacy Coordinators 'Spoil The Spontaneity' Of Sex Scenes
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Game of Thrones actor Sean Bean is under fire after complaining about the recent trend of intimacy coordinators being hired on film sets to help actors feel more comfortable and safer during the production of sex scenes.

Adding an intimacy coordinator to a film crew has become far more common since the advent of the "Time's Up" and "#MeToo" movements that exposed Hollywood's behind-the-scenes problems with sexual harassment and assault, including on film sets.


But Bean, who played Ned Stark on the HBO series famous for its graphic depictions of sex and sexual violence, feels intimacy coordinators "inhibit" his performances, telling the UK's Times magazine that they "spoil the spontaneity" of sex scenes.

The job of intimacy coordinators is to ensure that each move and bit of contact in intimate scenes is consensual and comfortable for the actors, and advocating for actors a director's request asks for makes them at all uncomfortable.

In the interview, Bean spoke of the ways he says intimacy coordinators negatively impact his performance. He said:

“It would inhibit me more because it’s drawing attention to things."
"Somebody saying, ‘Do this, put your hands there, while you touch his thing…”
"I think the natural way lovers behave would be ruined by someone bringing it right down to a technical exercise."

When asked by the interviewer about the importance of an intimacy coordinator's role in post-#MeToo Hollywood, particularly for woman, Bean said he thought it depended on the actor in question.

He used as an example his Snowpiercer costar Lena Hall, with whom he recently filmed a graphic sex scene involving, of all things, a mango.

"I suppose it depends on the actress. [Hall] had a musical cabaret background, so she was up for anything.”

Hall herself seems to differ with that take, however. While she praised Bean as an actor and colleague, she clarified how she actually felt about sex scenes and intimacy coordinators in a lengthy Twitter thread.

She also clarified that her own personal desire for an intimacy coordinator is entirely dependent on the costar and the circumstances.

On Twitter, many found Bean's take on the matter ridiculous and irresponsible.










Other actors have also pushed back on Bean's claims, including West Side Story star Rachel Zegler, who tweeted that "spontaneity" in sex scenes can be "unsafe" and urged Bean to "wake up."

More from Entertainment/celebrities

Donald Trump; Superman (2025) poster
Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Warner Bros. Pictures

White House Blasted After Portraying Trump As Superman In Bonkers Poster Mock-up

The White House was mercilessly mocked online after it posted a revised poster for the latest Superman film that features President Donald Trump as the Man of Steel.

The latest big screen adaptation of the famed superhero comic, Superman, was directed by James Gunn and stars David Corenswet as the titular superhero, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The film has received positive reviews and has already made an estimated $2.8 million from Tuesday previews for a total $21 million, including Thursday previews.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Charlie Kirk
Real America's Voice

MAGA Influencer Charlie Kirk Called Out After Blaming DEI For High Death Toll In Texas Flooding Disaster

Turning Point USA founder and MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk was harshly criticized after he claimed the death toll in the flash floods that have devastated central Texas "would not have been as high if it wasn't for DEI," ridiculously suggesting that principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion were responsible.

Kirk's comments are reflective of President Donald Trump’s broader push to dismantle federal programs focused on diversity and inclusion—part of what he pledged in his inaugural address would be a campaign to stop attempts to “socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.”

Keep ReadingShow less

People Reveal The Dark Secrets They Discovered About Someone After They Died

Sometimes you never know who someone is until they're gone.

Everyone has their secrets.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Jesse Watters; Hakeem Jeffries
Fox News; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Jesse Watters Pathetically Tries To Burn Hakeem Jeffries With Bizarre 'Rule For Men' Rant

Fox News personality Jesse Watters was widely mocked after he criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for having recently shared a photo of himself on Instagram that appeared to be digitally altered—with the bench he was leaning against noticeably warped around his hips.

You can see Jeffries' photo below.

Keep ReadingShow less
Snoop Dogg
Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images

Snoop Dogg's Puppy Instagram Breaks Internet

Snoop Dogg introduced his fans to the newest little bow-wow in his household, a puppy named Baby Boy Broadus.

The adorable small tan French bulldog made his debut on the rapper’s Instagram account on June 28th, sporting a Louis Vuitton leash and chewing on his owner’s Death Row Jacket.

Keep ReadingShow less