Unauthorized video of Jesse Williams onstage prompts outrage
NEW YORK (AP) — Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the producers and the union that represents actors and stage managers.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the creation and distribution of photographs and videos of our members during a nude scene,” said Kate Shindle, president of Actors’ Equity Association. “Whoever did this knew not only that they were filming actors without their consent, but also that they were explicitly violating the theater’s prohibition on recording and distribution.”
Williams is starring in a revival of “Take Me Out,” Richard Greenberg’s exploration of what happens when a Major League Baseball superstar comes out as gay, tracing the way it unsettles the team and unleashes toxic prejudices. Williams earned a Tony Award nomination Monday for playing the superstar.
Second Stage Theater, which is producing the revival, has been using Yondr pouches to protect the actors. Audience members arriving at the theater surrender their phones which are then put in the locked pouches until the end of the show. The company said it would beef up security in the wake of the violation.
“Taking naked pictures of anyone without their consent is highly objectionable and can have severe legal consequences," Second Stage said. "Posting it on the internet is a gross and unacceptable violation of trust between the actor and audience forged in the theatre community. We are actively pursuing takedown requests and ask that no one participates in the distribution of these images.”
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 88 | May 15, 2022 11:18 PM
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Jesse has nothing to be ashamed of with that cock.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 11, 2022 10:50 PM
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Shocked! Shocked I tell you!
WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!
by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 11, 2022 11:03 PM
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Wait, were we somehow expecting AUTHORIZED video to surface?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 11, 2022 11:05 PM
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Verificatia of size meat!
by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 11, 2022 11:26 PM
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Ticket sales were starting to slow down. This was completely planned by the producers. And it's working. Everyone's talking about it. Brilliant.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 12, 2022 12:15 AM
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r6 Except with the way shit has been in the scene... it's going to lead to more pc jerkoffs.
Like the wave of apologies and removal of clips of raunchy and wildly unpc songs performed at clubs... a few years ago. They've only just started bringing them back / relisting them.
You know this shit is going to go down that route... even if it's likely more going to be taken up as a real issue to combat the piracy of slime tutorials.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 12, 2022 1:23 AM
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Get a bunch of hot guys naked on stage 6 nights a week in front of a theater full of gay men and what do you expect.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 12, 2022 2:04 AM
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This seems like a publicity stunt. But Jessie should be proud of his nice thick cock.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 12, 2022 2:07 AM
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r8 do gay men know nothing of consent? Wait, no, because gay men are even more misogynstic than str8 men. omg, the republicans were right. we have to cancel them before they set us back. I hear that nazi douchebro is homo. so it totes like proof. what more do you need to know?
by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 12, 2022 2:35 AM
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OMG, who could have predicted this?
by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 12, 2022 3:24 AM
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All the elderclosets on LPSG have their caftans aflutter.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 14 | May 12, 2022 3:28 AM
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PUBLICITY! Outrage as he appears in public on stage nude nightly!
by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 12, 2022 3:32 AM
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a cunt.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 12, 2022 3:36 AM
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What did they expect? Privacy?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 12, 2022 3:46 AM
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a moron. What was the essential reason for keeping the nudity? They could have had a shower scene with a stall erected to conceal the actors.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | May 12, 2022 4:02 AM
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[quote] Wait, were we somehow expecting AUTHORIZED video to surface?
An authorised video will be released at the end of the NY run on Only Fans and Patreon. A performer must be able to control and merchandise their own assets.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | May 12, 2022 4:07 AM
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How was an audience member able to accomplish this bootleg filming?
Phones would have tell-tale lights; the videographer would have others around him or her, including ushers; the phone would need to be held up to take a clear photo.
IDGI. The explanation that makes the most sense to me is r6's.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | May 12, 2022 4:14 AM
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[quote] the phone would need to be held up to take a clear photo.
The video operator was wearing one of those strap-on cameras attached to his chest like police officers. He wore all that under a bulky opera cloak.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | May 12, 2022 4:18 AM
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Maybe when they find the culprit, the theater can bring in Patti to unleash her wrath upon him.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | May 12, 2022 4:29 AM
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his only fans will be a big, thick hit!
by Anonymous | reply 23 | May 12, 2022 4:37 AM
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R18 or skip the showers altogether and have the dialog as part of the locker room talk. Pointless play by the way. Saw the original production in 2005.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | May 12, 2022 4:42 AM
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There are plenty of nude images of the actors in the shower in the original productions of Take Me Out. They've been out there for years.
by Anonymous | reply 26 | May 12, 2022 4:48 AM
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Lol at this exceptionally MARY! reaction.
I also love how Jesse Tyler Ferguson is telling everyone the play is boring as hell and not to come. He is OUTRAGED!
by Anonymous | reply 27 | May 12, 2022 5:38 AM
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Anyone who thinks the theater has always been a "safe space for artists & audience members" never encountered Miss Dunaway or Miss LuPone.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | May 12, 2022 5:43 AM
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They have things called strippers that get on stage and walk around naked for money. I don’t see this as any different despite their claims to feel violated. Actors are ridiculous people.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | May 12, 2022 6:01 AM
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Don't worry, Ms. Tyler Ferguson @ R12. No-one is going to be taking videos of your cocklet.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | May 12, 2022 6:10 AM
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Such a tragedy that he was photographed nude in a theater with hundreds of people who paid to stare at his exposed penis. Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | May 12, 2022 6:33 AM
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[quote]There are plenty of nude images of the actors in the shower in the original productions of Take Me Out. They've been out there for years.
Those were professionally done by the production for marketing. This is different.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | May 12, 2022 6:42 AM
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Was there video of the other actors naked? What about Patrick J. Adams? Not interested in Jesse.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | May 12, 2022 6:43 AM
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Where is the video/pic???
by Anonymous | reply 36 | May 12, 2022 6:57 AM
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We are outraged at the publicity this has generated for our show.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | May 12, 2022 8:20 AM
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“a gross and unacceptable violation”, but the writer isn’t at all gay.
Gross?
by Anonymous | reply 38 | May 12, 2022 8:45 AM
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DISGUSTING AND HORRIFIC, r38! This malfeasance will not go unpunished! Why, this is worse than the Holocaust!!
by Anonymous | reply 39 | May 12, 2022 10:03 AM
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Jesse Williams is a beautiful man with a great big thick manly penis for the masses to enjoy, what's so wrong about that? Some men were made to be naked and appreciated. Thank you, Jesse! :-)
by Anonymous | reply 40 | May 12, 2022 10:43 AM
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Jesse has nothing to be ashamed of, especially with that big fat cock.
But someone who works for the show should have gone all PATTY LUPONE on his ass, and made a fool of the person taking the video.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | May 12, 2022 10:48 AM
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R34 and they are certainly marketing this story as the play and Jesse's peen is being discussed more than ever. And Fergie's right: you will be bored.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | May 12, 2022 6:05 PM
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This frau commenting on the 2st Instagram account is honestly APPALLED.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 44 | May 12, 2022 7:30 PM
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The frau was so appalled she came back to comment again. “Consent is everything.” The nerve!!! Arrest them!!!
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 45 | May 12, 2022 7:32 PM
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Oh, please! If they didn't want videos or photographs of him and his impressive "rubirosa" to emerge somewhere, they shouldn't have used the fact that he would be showering naked on stage as a means to promote the show. And R6 is right: this is probably just another publicity stunt, created to keep people interested on the play.
The rest is just feigned pearl-clutching and much nonsense.
by Anonymous | reply 46 | May 12, 2022 7:46 PM
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Quickly found the video on Twitter. It is an impressive prop.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | May 12, 2022 7:46 PM
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Fuck you, R44/R45.
The "frau" is right.
This asshole cunt who took the video should be arrested.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | May 12, 2022 9:51 PM
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Arrested for what, you boob? Taking a photo?
1) It wasn't in a restroom or locker room 2) It was a public event in front of hundreds of (apparently) bored people 3) The show even advertised that this nude sex scene would be in the play
No laws were violated.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | May 13, 2022 12:07 AM
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[quote] Arrested for what, you boob? Taking a photo?
The audience should have surrounded the person taking the video, and beaten them to a pulp.
A few good punches to the face would have done the trick.
Then smash the camera on the ground.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | May 13, 2022 2:31 AM
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Yes, R50, they should have taken his pants down, photographed his penis and then uploaded it to Twitter and NewTumblr.
by Anonymous | reply 51 | May 13, 2022 2:44 AM
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That would have been an added bonus, R51!!!
Especially since you know that the little twat who made the video, probably has a PUNY COCKLET.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 52 | May 13, 2022 2:55 AM
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PR princess and Ariana Grande wannabe Sunny Hostin said she knows 20 ladies who bought tickets after the pictures were leaked
by Anonymous | reply 53 | May 13, 2022 11:31 PM
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The correct term is SPARKS outrage (or concern or controversy, etc.).
by Anonymous | reply 54 | May 14, 2022 12:01 AM
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My ten year old daughter saw that video... she's been crying ever since. What can I tell her?? Thanks, Obama!
by Anonymous | reply 55 | May 14, 2022 12:04 AM
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[quote] The correct term is SPARKS outrage (or concern or controversy, etc.).
I prefer SQUIRTS outrage.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | May 14, 2022 12:04 AM
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I'm sure this production is DEEPLY outraged people got to see Jesse Williams's enormous dangling whingwhang. It is certain to depress sales, and they have no idea how it was leaked.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | May 14, 2022 12:18 AM
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If they really wanted to prevent unauthorized videos/photos, they would have hired Patti to be in the cast.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | May 14, 2022 12:22 AM
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Instead of buying more tickets, gays should boycott their ass for trying to cock block the internet
by Anonymous | reply 59 | May 14, 2022 12:25 AM
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How many threads do we need for this smelly penis?
by Anonymous | reply 60 | May 14, 2022 12:29 AM
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Is Glenn in this? She'd show her penis. No one would want a photo of it but she'd gladly show it.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | May 14, 2022 1:35 AM
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They are saying it was planned because in the video he moves his cock towards the camera.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | May 14, 2022 2:00 AM
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It'd be fucking hilarious if it were revealed with enough proof that this WAS an intentional PR stunt, just to shut down the sanctimonious twats like JTF. I'm sure they would post mea culpas immediately!
by Anonymous | reply 63 | May 14, 2022 2:04 AM
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The JTF tweets were really the icing on the cake. Like that old queen hasn’t been gleefully telling his friends all about JW’s big thick cock since the first day he got to sneak a peek at it. But now he is lecturing us about about safe spaces and chastising any ticket buyers who come for the nudity. MARY.
Who does he think he’s kidding?
by Anonymous | reply 64 | May 14, 2022 2:10 AM
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Maybe it's a "they suspect we released this intentionally so we have to come out really strongly against it to prove we didn't do it" thing.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | May 14, 2022 2:24 AM
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Where is the video of Patrick J Adams' intact cock? I'm mad that Jesse's foreskin appears retracted in the video. Could someone please shoot another video of Jesse in all of his intact glory with his suckable foreskin covering his dickhead? Thanks in advance.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | May 14, 2022 4:40 AM
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Such fake bullshit! The scandal of showing his GIGANTIC COCK on twitter is to sell tickets! Its the reason they mount the play! They want actors with LARGE dicks! The scandal generates ticket sales!
by Anonymous | reply 67 | May 14, 2022 4:48 AM
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I mean Jesse has a nice-looking dick but I have seen bigger dicks on plenty of stars of gay porn.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | May 14, 2022 4:55 AM
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She's been violated! NO MEANS NO!
“Consent is important, I thought," he concluded.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 69 | May 14, 2022 9:20 PM
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Supposedly Tyler Weaks' cock dwarfs Jesse's dong, must be why we are not seeing it.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | May 14, 2022 10:47 PM
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It’s big, it’s beautiful and you’re gonna love it!!
by Anonymous | reply 71 | May 15, 2022 3:06 AM
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Jessie Williams says its only a body part as his mother and siblings watched the play and seen his huge erect penis. He had no problem with that but has a problem that someone posted a video of it online. If I lived close to NY, I would have bought tickets for it. It can only be better publicity for him. Now the video has been blocked but pictures are still out there.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | May 15, 2022 4:07 AM
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This play should be reconstructed so that this revelatory scene provides the climax.
by Anonymous | reply 73 | May 15, 2022 6:14 AM
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I feel sorry for the other guy in the video whose cock seems tiny. He never asked for this. Now everyone who’s looking for Jesse’s cock will see his little one too. He’s collateral damage in this.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | May 15, 2022 7:03 AM
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[quote] Jessie Williams says its only a body part as his mother and siblings watched the play and seen his huge erect penis.
What??!!!!
by Anonymous | reply 75 | May 15, 2022 10:21 AM
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This publicity stunt to get sales is as obvious as the Oscar slap designed to get people watching again.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | May 15, 2022 10:47 AM
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If they really wanted to find out who posted it, they could narrow down the seats where the video may have been shot from and contact the people that were sat in that area. It’s a limited run in a small theatre, and it wouldn’t be that hard to figure out. In fact, I think most theatres have cameras installed throughout the theatre that are focused on the audience, so it’s likely a case of just having to look through the footage during that scene to find the offender.
Instead they released a statement, claimed they were installing night vision cameras, and raised prices.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | May 15, 2022 11:07 AM
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My nerves! MY NERVES!!!!!
by Anonymous | reply 78 | May 15, 2022 11:36 AM
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"... the Oscar slap designed to get people watching again."
Next year Glenn and Meryl will finally have it out in the Ladies' room.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | May 15, 2022 12:15 PM
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Oh please, like the Kimmy K video, this has made Williams a star
by Anonymous | reply 80 | May 15, 2022 1:03 PM
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Actors or actresses who go nude on the stage should post videos of their nude performances directly on to the internet themselves because it's going to be there eventually. (Forget about phones just Google "Micro-technology")
by Anonymous | reply 81 | May 15, 2022 1:11 PM
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Can’t people just wear Google Glasses and record?
by Anonymous | reply 82 | May 15, 2022 3:54 PM
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That’s a really good idea actually lol
by Anonymous | reply 83 | May 15, 2022 4:02 PM
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R75, families always watch their children’s plays. When my nephew starred in Equus, he invited all of us to watch, including his granny, mother, sisters, female cousins, co-workers, everyone in the family. Then asked us what we thought afterwards.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | May 15, 2022 4:14 PM
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Jesse should have gone all Patty Lupone, and started screaming at the audience.
STOP! STOP! STOP!!!
And then lectured them about the no cameras policy, while his dick flopped around on-stage.
That would have been a sight to behold.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 85 | May 15, 2022 7:08 PM
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Jesse is really ugly. He can’t smile right. Is that an underbite or overbite?
by Anonymous | reply 86 | May 15, 2022 8:44 PM
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They are saying it was a stunt and that it might have been Jesse that set it up.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | May 15, 2022 9:40 PM
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Will TDF be sponsoring an autism friendly performance of this play?
by Anonymous | reply 88 | May 15, 2022 11:18 PM
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