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The star of The Handmaid's Tale Joseph Fiennes, refused to shoot a rape scene for the second season of the show, because "it did not follow " for him.
The hit series, based on Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name, portrays a future dystopia where women are treated as property, and rape for the purpose of procreation is legal.
According to Entertainment Weekly the scene involves the character of Fiennes, Commander Fred Waterford who rapes his wife Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), who had already helped to overthrow the US government and install a fundamentalist Christian state in
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"It did not follow me, I had to apologize and refuse to do it because I felt that even though Fred is what he is, he is human ", said Fiennes
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He explains having felt the character of Serena, had changed his mind about the diet during of the season, had been so "beautifully" portrayed, she "did not need a heavy scene to push her souda on the edge "
He said that it's d shared a series of "long emails and defend and push" with the show's producers to bring down the ped scene, and they finally gave in.
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Fred Woodford commits numerous other acts of rape during the show, forcing himself repeatedly on the main character of Offred / June (Elizabeth Moss) in a ritual mandated by the state to give a child to his wife.
In 2016, Fiennes was attacked after being performed as Michael Jackson for a series exploring urban myths. The episode focused on the story of an impromptu road trip that would have been taken by Jackson, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor.
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"I am a white middle class London man, I am as shocked as you could be," he said of the cast
. the episode after the daughter of Jackson Paris spoke about it.
The Fairy Tale is available for streaming on Lightbox.
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Where to get help
Crisis of rape – 0800 88 33 00 (24 hour service), click on the link to get information on local help lines
Assistance to victims – 0800 842 846 (24 hour service)
and information for victims of sexual abuse
Refuge for women (women only) – line of hearing available at 0800 733 843
Male survivors of sexual abuse (males only), Helplines across NZ, click to learn more [19659005] If you are at risk or undergoing sexual violence, call 111.
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