Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Please click here to update your account with a username and password.

Hello. Some features on this site require registration. Please click here to register for free.

Hello and thank you for registering. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. If you can't find the email you can resend it here.

Hello. Some features on this site require a subscription. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month.

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 Link
by Anonymousreply 88May 15, 2022 11:18 PM
Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 1May 11, 2022 10:49 PM

Jesse has nothing to be ashamed of with that cock.

by Anonymousreply 2May 11, 2022 10:50 PM

Shocked! Shocked I tell you!

WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!

by Anonymousreply 3May 11, 2022 11:03 PM

Wait, were we somehow expecting AUTHORIZED video to surface?

by Anonymousreply 4May 11, 2022 11:05 PM

Verificatia of size meat!

by Anonymousreply 5May 11, 2022 11:26 PM

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 Anonymousreply 6May 12, 2022 12:15 AM

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 Anonymousreply 7May 12, 2022 1:23 AM

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 Anonymousreply 8May 12, 2022 2:04 AM

This seems like a publicity stunt. But Jessie should be proud of his nice thick cock.

by Anonymousreply 9May 12, 2022 2:07 AM

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 Anonymousreply 10May 12, 2022 2:35 AM

Stunt

by Anonymousreply 11May 12, 2022 3:05 AM

Old Ginge is appalled.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 12May 12, 2022 3:13 AM

OMG, who could have predicted this?

by Anonymousreply 13May 12, 2022 3:24 AM

All the elderclosets on LPSG have their caftans aflutter.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 14May 12, 2022 3:28 AM

PUBLICITY! Outrage as he appears in public on stage nude nightly!

by Anonymousreply 15May 12, 2022 3:32 AM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 16May 12, 2022 3:36 AM

What did they expect? Privacy?

by Anonymousreply 17May 12, 2022 3:46 AM

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 Anonymousreply 18May 12, 2022 4:02 AM

[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 Anonymousreply 19May 12, 2022 4:07 AM

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 Anonymousreply 20May 12, 2022 4:14 AM

[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 Anonymousreply 21May 12, 2022 4:18 AM

Maybe when they find the culprit, the theater can bring in Patti to unleash her wrath upon him.

by Anonymousreply 22May 12, 2022 4:29 AM

his only fans will be a big, thick hit!

by Anonymousreply 23May 12, 2022 4:37 AM

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 Anonymousreply 24May 12, 2022 4:42 AM

Stunt!

by Anonymousreply 25May 12, 2022 4:43 AM

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 Anonymousreply 26May 12, 2022 4:48 AM

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 Anonymousreply 27May 12, 2022 5:38 AM

Anyone who thinks the theater has always been a "safe space for artists & audience members" never encountered Miss Dunaway or Miss LuPone.

by Anonymousreply 28May 12, 2022 5:43 AM

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 Anonymousreply 29May 12, 2022 6:01 AM

Don't worry, Ms. Tyler Ferguson @ R12. No-one is going to be taking videos of your cocklet.

by Anonymousreply 30May 12, 2022 6:10 AM

Oh, please.

by Anonymousreply 31May 12, 2022 6:22 AM

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 Anonymousreply 32May 12, 2022 6:33 AM

Jesse was violated!

by Anonymousreply 33May 12, 2022 6:34 AM

[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 Anonymousreply 34May 12, 2022 6:42 AM

Was there video of the other actors naked? What about Patrick J. Adams? Not interested in Jesse.

by Anonymousreply 35May 12, 2022 6:43 AM

Where is the video/pic???

by Anonymousreply 36May 12, 2022 6:57 AM

We are outraged at the publicity this has generated for our show.

by Anonymousreply 37May 12, 2022 8:20 AM

“a gross and unacceptable violation”, but the writer isn’t at all gay.

Gross?

by Anonymousreply 38May 12, 2022 8:45 AM

DISGUSTING AND HORRIFIC, r38! This malfeasance will not go unpunished! Why, this is worse than the Holocaust!!

by Anonymousreply 39May 12, 2022 10:03 AM

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 Anonymousreply 40May 12, 2022 10:43 AM

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 Anonymousreply 41May 12, 2022 10:48 AM

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 Anonymousreply 42May 12, 2022 6:05 PM

Hiss.

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 43May 12, 2022 6:07 PM

This frau commenting on the 2st Instagram account is honestly APPALLED.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 44May 12, 2022 7:30 PM

The frau was so appalled she came back to comment again. “Consent is everything.” The nerve!!! Arrest them!!!

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 45May 12, 2022 7:32 PM

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 Anonymousreply 46May 12, 2022 7:46 PM

Quickly found the video on Twitter. It is an impressive prop.

by Anonymousreply 47May 12, 2022 7:46 PM

Fuck you, R44/R45.

The "frau" is right.

This asshole cunt who took the video should be arrested.

by Anonymousreply 48May 12, 2022 9:51 PM

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 Anonymousreply 49May 13, 2022 12:07 AM

[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 Anonymousreply 50May 13, 2022 2:31 AM

Yes, R50, they should have taken his pants down, photographed his penis and then uploaded it to Twitter and NewTumblr.

by Anonymousreply 51May 13, 2022 2:44 AM

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 Link
by Anonymousreply 52May 13, 2022 2:55 AM

PR princess and Ariana Grande wannabe Sunny Hostin said she knows 20 ladies who bought tickets after the pictures were leaked

by Anonymousreply 53May 13, 2022 11:31 PM

The correct term is SPARKS outrage (or concern or controversy, etc.).

by Anonymousreply 54May 14, 2022 12:01 AM

My ten year old daughter saw that video... she's been crying ever since. What can I tell her?? Thanks, Obama!

by Anonymousreply 55May 14, 2022 12:04 AM

[quote] The correct term is SPARKS outrage (or concern or controversy, etc.).

I prefer SQUIRTS outrage.

by Anonymousreply 56May 14, 2022 12:04 AM

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 Anonymousreply 57May 14, 2022 12:18 AM

If they really wanted to prevent unauthorized videos/photos, they would have hired Patti to be in the cast.

by Anonymousreply 58May 14, 2022 12:22 AM

Instead of buying more tickets, gays should boycott their ass for trying to cock block the internet

by Anonymousreply 59May 14, 2022 12:25 AM

How many threads do we need for this smelly penis?

by Anonymousreply 60May 14, 2022 12:29 AM

Is Glenn in this? She'd show her penis. No one would want a photo of it but she'd gladly show it.

by Anonymousreply 61May 14, 2022 1:35 AM

They are saying it was planned because in the video he moves his cock towards the camera.

by Anonymousreply 62May 14, 2022 2:00 AM

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 Anonymousreply 63May 14, 2022 2:04 AM

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 Anonymousreply 64May 14, 2022 2:10 AM

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 Anonymousreply 65May 14, 2022 2:24 AM

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 Anonymousreply 66May 14, 2022 4:40 AM

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 Anonymousreply 67May 14, 2022 4:48 AM

I mean Jesse has a nice-looking dick but I have seen bigger dicks on plenty of stars of gay porn.

by Anonymousreply 68May 14, 2022 4:55 AM

She's been violated! NO MEANS NO!

“Consent is important, I thought," he concluded.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 69May 14, 2022 9:20 PM

Supposedly Tyler Weaks' cock dwarfs Jesse's dong, must be why we are not seeing it.

by Anonymousreply 70May 14, 2022 10:47 PM

It’s big, it’s beautiful and you’re gonna love it!!

by Anonymousreply 71May 15, 2022 3:06 AM

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 Anonymousreply 72May 15, 2022 4:07 AM

This play should be reconstructed so that this revelatory scene provides the climax.

by Anonymousreply 73May 15, 2022 6:14 AM

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 Anonymousreply 74May 15, 2022 7:03 AM

[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 Anonymousreply 75May 15, 2022 10:21 AM

This publicity stunt to get sales is as obvious as the Oscar slap designed to get people watching again.

by Anonymousreply 76May 15, 2022 10:47 AM

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 Anonymousreply 77May 15, 2022 11:07 AM

My nerves! MY NERVES!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 78May 15, 2022 11:36 AM

"... the Oscar slap designed to get people watching again."

Next year Glenn and Meryl will finally have it out in the Ladies' room.

by Anonymousreply 79May 15, 2022 12:15 PM

Oh please, like the Kimmy K video, this has made Williams a star

by Anonymousreply 80May 15, 2022 1:03 PM

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 Anonymousreply 81May 15, 2022 1:11 PM

Can’t people just wear Google Glasses and record?

by Anonymousreply 82May 15, 2022 3:54 PM

That’s a really good idea actually lol

by Anonymousreply 83May 15, 2022 4:02 PM

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 Anonymousreply 84May 15, 2022 4:14 PM

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 Link
by Anonymousreply 85May 15, 2022 7:08 PM

Jesse is really ugly. He can’t smile right. Is that an underbite or overbite?

by Anonymousreply 86May 15, 2022 8:44 PM

They are saying it was a stunt and that it might have been Jesse that set it up.

by Anonymousreply 87May 15, 2022 9:40 PM

Will TDF be sponsoring an autism friendly performance of this play?

by Anonymousreply 88May 15, 2022 11:18 PM
Loading
Need more help? Click Here.

Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Take a look at our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, click ACCEPT. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site for your pointless bitchery needs.

×

Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads!