Minnie Driver says that she was "punished" for resisting the wet t-shirts scene in the 90s film
"They wanted to see my nipples," she said.
Minnie Driver's experience experience Downpour Bravo compared to his previous work. Despite the 1998 film a-list distribution, Driver's dynamic trio, Morgan Freeman , And Christian Slater was not enough to stimulate sales at the box office. But the dull response of criticism and fans was not unique negative of the action thriller.
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On the I weigh Podcast hosted by Jameela Jamil , the actor frankly opened an alleged wardrobe incident which occurred during the manufacture of Downpour . Because the film takes place during a massive storm with torrential floods, production brought "huge rain machines," she said for the context. At one point, Driver said they were shooting "20 gallons of water".
"We spent crazy hours. It was difficult," she said in the episode of the Podcast, which dropped on April 2. However, while the Driver Co-Stars have received combinations to wear under their costumes, the producers said that the producers refused the option. And even if she did not call the producers by name, she said that their intentions were explicitly clear.
"Everyone could wear a combination under their costume, and the producers told me that I could not because they wanted to see my nipples, and that it was useless to have the wet t-shirt if you do not could not have what was below, "said Driver on the podcast.
Without specifying who was exactly involved, Driver added: "It was very clearly said, like:" You are an idiot if you do not understand that this is what is happening. "And I remember saying:" It's bad "."
Driver immediately involved her agent but said she was "punished" for speaking. "He was disclosed to the press that I called and complained about the conditions, but it was as if there was nothing to complain about and that I complained," she said .
Celebrity costume designer Kathleen Detoro , who worked on Downpour , refused the driver's complaints in an email to Weekly entertainment . "The producers have made me supply everyone, including the crew of combinations," she said. In addition, the tracks of the film, which included the pilot, were approved to wear combinations of combination of combination of combination, boots, boots ", according to Detoro.
Regarding the allegation of the driver, Detoro said that "the actors decide whether or not they want to wear it". Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Freeman said EW that the 86 -year -old actor "has no memory" of the driver's experience on the set.
Better life Contacted the representative of Driver on the incident on the alleged set and the comments of Detoro and will update this story with their response.