According to a February 28 report by the American "Variety" magazine quoted by the Global Times, Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, who became popular in Hollywood for her role in the "Mission: Impossible" series, recently broke the news during a media event that she had been assaulted by someone on the set. She was scolded and cried when a big-name star "bullied" her.
In 2017, Rebecca starred as the elegant and sophisticated "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind in "The Greatest Showman" (Source: Jiemian News)
The science fiction blockbuster "Dune 2" starring Ferguson is currently on promotion schedule. Recently, when she participated in a podcast, she said that she was "yelled" by a co-star on the set of a certain movie. She felt deeply aggrieved and finally chose to fight back.
"I made a movie with a complete idiot who was very insecure and irritable because he never acted well." Ferguson did not reveal his name, but was more recalling the feeling of being "bullied" , "I felt very uncomfortable and too vulnerable. This guy was the lead actor in the film, and he yelled at me in front of everyone. I was about to collapse standing there and left the set crying because there was no one Speak for me."
The next day, Ferguson chose to fight back. She bravely faced the leading actor: "If you leave my set, I never want to see you again!" At this time, the producer tried to save the situation, but Ferguson still stood his ground, "This guy can turn his back and I can do it to the back of his head." Afterwards, Ferguson also explained the incident to his supervisor, who admitted that he failed to coordinate the scene and actors well. Ferguson also realized from this incident how important it is to "speak up."
After hearing Ferguson’s revelations, fans have been speculating over the past few days about who the actor was who acted like a big star on the set and made Ferguson cry.
However, in the interview, Ferguson has personally ruled out the suspicion of her co-stars Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible 5" and Hugh Jackman in "The Greatest Showman". She and "Dune" actor Teemo Chalamet's relationship is also very harmonious, and other actors who have worked with him quickly jumped out to clarify. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who starred with Ferguson in "Son of Zeus: Hercules," expressed his position on social media: "Hate to see this kind of thing, but glad to see Rebecca stand up and 'fight', I also want to know who did it?" Emily Brown, another actress who worked with Ferguson in "The Girl on the Train," also said, "There is only love between the two of us."
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time that Hollywood has been exposed to bullying scandals.
In April 2021, the "Hollywood Reporter" magazine published a long article, revealing that Hollywood and Broadway gold medal producer Scott Rudin had bullied employees for many years. Rudin immediately stepped down from all film, television and stage play projects and stayed at home temporarily. Get out of the limelight. Among them, the report mentioned that Rudin's bad temper is an open secret in Hollywood, and his assistant is almost one of the most dangerous positions in the industry. According to relevant sources, in 2018 alone, Rudin replaced a total of 89 assistants. A reporter once revealed that Rudin got angry and threw whatever he caught. He once threw a glass, smashed a stapler, threw a baked potato at employees, and once even hit an assistant's hand with a computer monitor.
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(Source: Jimu News)
