FAITHWIRE/ Tré Goins-Phillips-
The coronavirus is no doubt impacting every industry. Even top Disney executives are taking pay cuts and the company’s chairman, Bob Iger, is going without a salary. They’ll weather the storm, but the impact will be lasting. There’s one change, though, that could be a good thing: the loss of Hollywood sex scenes.
According to Hollywood intimacy coordinator Amanda Blumenthal, it’s likely all the raunchy scenes will have to be put on hold for a while until Tinseltown can come to a consensus about how — or if — to safely move forward.
During an interview with Daily Mail, Blumenthal said she “wouldn’t be surprised if, for a period of time, until we figure out how we can work through this safely, productions choose to go down that route in order to make it on air — honestly, that is something that could potentially happen.”
Most likely, all film or TV show cast and crew members will have to be screened for COVID-19 prior to even stepping on a set. And if proper precautions aren’t in place, Blumenthal said, many A-listers will simply refuse to participate. Continue reading…
