The recording of frontal nude of an actor during a Broadway play by an assistant to the public, and its subsequent leak on social networks, this week sparked a heated controversy in the United States about the privacy of professionals and how to guarantee it.
The affected, Jesse Williams, one of the protagonists of the play on homophobia in sports take me outfor which he has received a Tony Award nomination, received numerous expressions of support since footage of his performance recorded by a spectator who was breaking the rules came to light on Tuesday.
The well-known play, produced by the Second Stage company and presented at the Hayes Theater in New York, forces attendees to store their phones in special bags that are sealed at the beginning of the work and in any case, he prohibits them from taking photos or videos, as he warns in his messages.
The theater production company said in a statement that it is “dismayed that this policy has been violated and an unauthorized video has been released” of the play, in which Williams, who plays a baseball player who “comes out of the closet”, acts naked for a few minutes, just like another teammatein a scene that takes place in a locker room.
“Taking nude photos of someone without their consent is highly objectionable and can have serious legal consequences”, said the company, which has been actively requesting that the files be removed on social networks and has added “additional staff” to ensure that its policies are followed.
As he said this Wednesday to New York Times its director, Peter Dean, the security team monitored the behavior of the audience in the nude scenes through a camera, but now added a new camera with infrared rays to have a clearer picture of possible violations.
The largest union of theatrical actors and stage managers in the US, Actors Equity, condemned the incident in a statement and considered that it constitutes “sexual harassment” and a “appalling gap” in the consent agreement between the actors and the public, which affects the “ability to tell stories with courage and courage”.
One of Williams’ co-stars, actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, made a similar statement, saying he was “appalled at the lack of respect” towards actors whose “vulnerability on stage is crucial every night”, and attacked “anyone who applauds or trivializes” the recording and distribution of images.
Curiously, the actor has not spokenbut in an intervention in the program Watch What Happens Live After Show recorded hours before the leak, he commented on the possibility of being recorded: “It’s a body, once you see it you realize that, well, it’s a boy! (…) I just don’t have to give it much importance”. (AND)
Source: Eluniverso
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