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DIRECTOR JJ ABRAMS has apologised after actor Evangeline Lilly said she felt uncomfortable about nude scenes in the series Lost.
Speaking to the Lost Boys podcast earlier this week, 39-year-old Lilly (who played Kate on the show Lost), said that she had “a bad experience on set [in Season 3] with being basically cornered into doing a scene partially naked, and I felt had no choice in the matter”, People reports.
She went on: “And I was mortified and I was trembling when it finished. I was crying my eyes out and I had to go on do a very formidable, very strong scene thereafter.”
She said that after another scene, where Kate is undressing in Season 4, she told them: “‘That’s it, no more. You can write whatever you want — I won’t do it. I will never take my clothes off on this show again.’ And I didn’t.”
Lost co-creators and executive producers JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof, along with executive producers Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse, issued a joint statement to People where they apologised to Lilly.
They said:
Our response to Evie’s comments this morning in the media was to immediately reach out to her to profoundly apologize for the experience she detailed while working on Lost. We have not yet connected with her, but remain deeply and sincerely sorry. No person should ever feel unsafe at work. Period.
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Yet still did it , why didn’t she insist that the scene was cut afterwards if she had second thoughts on it
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: sometimes you don’t find the courage at the time but in hindsight wish you had.
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: The show was her big break as an actor. Doubt she wanted to jeopardise her job.
@PaleoIreland: I’ve done things that years later I’ve regretted. Doesn’t make it another persons fault.
@Conor Paddington: what you on about ?
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: why, as a man, does a story like this offend you so much? It’s actually rather neutral. Why does it challenge you so much?
@Conor Paddington: I’m not offended at all .my point is that if she had second thoughts about it then why didn’t she insist on it being cut ? Now what does offend me is you calling me a man .
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: it wouldn’t offend you if it were so outrageous that it couldn’t be true, you’d just laugh it off. But the fact us you are a member of a cohort of Men’s Rights activists who have women’s names on here to sneak in your bitter points if view. If you believe so much in what you say, say it in the open.
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: talking about “lost”…..im a bit lost myself re donor’s post…???
P.S. my name is Frank & I’m male
@Conor Paddington: you’re actually quite funny See you have to male to join a Men’s Rights activists club and as a female I can’t join. Why is it so shocking to you that female would have a different view?
@Frank Dubogovik: careful now you just might be accused of being a female called Frankie.
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: Just be glad he hasn’t called you a racist or lied about you having comments deleted .
If you can’t see his world view , he hates on you , and then calls you a bigot .
@Save Our Ship: sad really
@Conor Paddington: you sound like a tin foil hat wearer any evidence?
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: contractually it would be very difficult for actors to insist on such a thing as it involves editorial decisions on the storyline when demanding a whole scene is cut. If it is possible actors would be calling the same for many other strange reasons.
@Patrick J. O’Rourke: that’s seems fair enough but going by the apology that was made I’d say if she expressed her feelings on it, something would be changed .
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: simply because they will get someone else. Notice how most of them only speak out after they’ve made it
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: Dear Frankie, “Welcome to Woman’s Page, a programme for and about you.” Those were the days!
@Fergus O’Connor: She would hardly jeopardise her job considering it was season 3 of a quite popular show and she was one of the lead characters there.
Why didn’t she have the *bravery* to say that at the time. You don’t need a “movement” to call out stuff like this. I for one would have infinitely more respect her if she had done that at the time, even if it meant risking her career. But obviously her career and fame were more important to her then than principles. Sorry not sorry Evie
But now… years later … well…it’s becoming a bit of tropish cliché
#mehtoo
@UK Hurling Bloke: She practically shot to popularity with that show. She was a model all right but so were thousands of other girls. Lost is what actually made her known.
Why does she talk about all this stuff after so much time passed? Popularity kinda faded and Evie is trying to be somehow relevant again. But then again why does she not feel the same about other times when she posed nude. Why only Lost?
@UK Hurling Bloke:
Does suddenly making these claims help bring extra publicity to her new movie Ant-Man & the Wasp?
If something illegal happened she should file a police report.
@Jimmy O’Brien: Where did she mention anything illegal going on?
ffs…..
I would say most actors feel a bit uncomfortable about doing nude scenes. Male and female. Anyway, how many years ago was that?
All she had to say was “NO, I won’t do that”. What is wrong with these women!!
Enough is enough ladies.this is ridiculous beyond belief.
ZzzzzzZzzzzz
Link to the scene anyone ????
Season 10 finished 8 years ago and she’s only highlighting she was uncomfortable..? Could she not say no? Further nudity is in part, part of actingand has been for 1000s of years.
Well done to her for speaking out, hopefully it will inspire some young person to recognise that they don’t have to do things that upset and embarrass them for a job anymore! The whole “don’t make a fuss” “just get on with it” feeling that many women get that makes them vulnerable to letting fecked up things of big and small proportions happen to them needs to finally end. Some of the comments on this thing gives me the impression that some guys don’t quite understand that yet, which is why it’s so important that these things keep coming out and be talked about and supported!
@Karen Jean Gertrude: yes. It’s very obvious. None if us were there at the time. We dont know what happened or how the whole thing went down…so people shouldn’t be judge and jury.
This was 10 years ago how pathetic is she
She is and was then a grown woman. As an adult could she not have spoken up then? Or was the temptation for fame and riches what prompted her to comply?? Another non-story about a woman looking to re-establish public exposure. Too old for nudity. Try the victim/activist route this time.
Maybe she should have chosen a different occupation such as joining a convent
He’s a poacher turned gamekeeper
Well done to her for speaking out, hopefully it will inspire some young person to recognise that they don’t have to do things that upset and embarrass them for a job anymore! The whole “don’t make a fuss” “just get on with it” feeling that many women get that makes them vulnerable to letting fecked up things of big and small proportions happen to them needs to finally end. Some of the comments on this thing gives me the impression that some guys don’t quite understand that yet, which is why it’s so important that these things keep coming out and be talked about and supported!
My God everyone is crying this days.
Didnt she pose in the nip for magazines..
Didn’t
I always thought that the lack of nudity and the almost puritan morals of the survivors, made the show unwatchable. Now we know that the lead actress was the cause of the poor storyline. What was wrong with her , afraid we might see a nipple .
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