Actor Anna Faris accuses late director Ivan Reitman of touching her inappropriately on My Super Ex-Girlfriend's set

In a one-on-one conversation with actor Lena Dunham, Anna Faris said, "working with Ivan Reitman was my hardest film experience. He would yell at someone every day and yell at me on my first day." The actor disclosed in her podcast that Reitman slapped her ass during the production.

During the conversation with Dunham, Faris said that she had to hold her tears during her terrifying first interaction. Faris talked about the incident in the #MeToo movement in 2017 but did not reveal the director's name.

Describing her experience from the film, Anna said, "I was on the ladder in a scene where I had to take out books from the shelf. He slapped my ass so hard in front of the whole crew. I could not react other than giggling."





She added, "I looked around, and the crew members were looking at me like, 'what can you do about that? the situation was weird.' But I dismissed it by giggling and told myself Buck up, Faris, it's not a big deal.'

The actor also disclosed that the filmmaker told her agent that Faris was hired because she had "great legs."

FAQs

1. Who was Reitman?
   Reitman was the director of classic comedies like "Twins" and "stripes" and also directed the "Ghostbusters" films. He died in February at the age of 75.
2. Why did Reitman yell at Anna?
   Reitman yelled at Anna as she was late to the set on the first day due to a mishap. Faris added, "I felt hurt, angry and humiliated".