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[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]

I will never support a billionaire so I'm not going to write fawning messages about Steve like other JB supporters have on the IEWU sub. But making a movie is a privilege. It's a little miracle, actually, with how much Hollywood is in decline. It really is a gift to be able to have investors pony up millions of dollars for a production. Producers shouldn't be given the leeway to do whatever they want as a result, but they are respected for the resources they pour into a film. It's why Chloe Zhao (Oscar winner) says she never takes it for granted when investors give her money to make films.

And lol, you are so naive. Actresses have encountered way worse than Steve, who doesn't even seem to have done anything bad on this set.[/quote]

But without Lively signing on to the movie, would Sony have agreed to do distribution? That helped Sarowitz earn his investment back and then some. His investment was not a "gift" -- he got it back.

I think he wants it both ways. He wants the benefits that having Lively in that role offered him and the movie, but he thinks she should have to grovel and be willing to do anything to please him because "he's paying." This is a very obnoxious attitude and if I were a Hollywood actress who has some choice in projects, I would choose not to work with someone who has that attitude. It's disturbing.

I don't even care how these comments impact the case -- they probably have no impact. I'm just saying it's wild to me that he's saying this stuff in depositions with a lawyer sitting next to him. This is not good for Wayfarer. Even if it's what lots of producers/investors secretly think, saying it out loud on the record in a case where you know it will be widely viewed is stupid. He sounds like a total a$$hole.[/quote]

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