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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regarding the birth scene, this is Steve Sarowitz's response to a deposition question about whether he was on set the day the birth scene was filmed: https://www.reddit.com/r/ItEndsWithLawsuits/comments/1owpdq9/the_funniest_depo_response_in_wayfarers_msj/

People in the comments seem to be persuaded by his argument here but it actually seems really dicey to me. Like "I paid her salary so I can be on set during a scene where she is barely clothed if I want." Obviously "non-essential personnel" refers to people who are needed to actually film the scene in question, since an actor was only partially clothed and deserves some dignity and privacy in that setting. Sarowitz was non-essential, as any investor or producer would be. His attitude strikes me as really toxic and I'd be very surprised if other actresses would want to work with Wayfarer or Sarowitz if this is his attitude. He funded the movie presumably because he wanted to make a movie, not so he could see his female star in various states of undress up close.

I don't know why the people in the comments on Reddit think this is good for Wayfarer. I think this would play very badly in front of a jury.[/quote]

Yep it will remind jurors of every jerk they ever worked for who thought they should just be glad they have a job and take whatever shit is shoveled their way. [/quote]

100%, that was my knee jerk reaction, to think of people I've worked for who have this attitude.

It's also not really true. Like yes, Sarowitz was bankrolling the movie. But the idea that the movie only exists because of him is false. There are other people with money. I would argue that Colleen Hoover was far more important for that movie coming into existence than Steve Sarowitz, because she not only created the story but she sold it to people and developed enough of a fan base to create a kind of built-in audience for the movie. And I'd also argue that the name recognition of having Blake Lively signed onto the movie is as important to the movie as Sarowitz's contribution. There's a bunch of dudes with money. But being an actor with a following, whose name and face might motivate people to go out and spend $20 on a movie ticket in an actual theater? That's actually a lot more rare.

And I don't say that as a Blake Lively fan -- I wouldn't go see a movie because she was in it and never have (never saw this movie). I also don't read Colleen Hoover books! But the idea that their contributions are nothing because Steve Sarowitz has $30 million dollars? Nope, I value the contributions of writers, actors, directors, performers over some guy with a bank account. Sorry.[/quote]

He sounds like an evil megalomaniac. Probably a nightmare to deal with.[/quote]

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