Kate Mara Warns Family About On-Screen Nudity

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Drama, Netflix, Netflix Original, Features,

Kate Mara's family don't approve of her stripping on screen.

The 30-year-old actress is currently starring in the Netflix original series House of Cards alongside Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright and admits she has to warn her parents if she takes her clothes off in any of the scenes:

"They [my parents] don't love it that I occasionally have to take off certain items of clothing. We sort of have an unspoken rule of, if my character on House of Cards or during a photo-shoot I have to be in my underwear or something, I sort of send out a family text about it. 'Beware of the first 30 seconds of House of Cards - you will be disturbed.'"

Kate has always tried to reassure her family about her on-screen antics and says her phrase "It's just acting dad" has become so popular in her household, her father has named his racehorse after it.

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Quote of the Day: Lena Dunham Responds to ‘Girls’ Nudity Backlash

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, HBO, Gossip, News,

"It's because it's a realistic expression of what it's like to be alive, I think, and I totally get it... If you are not into me, that's your problem, and you're going to have to work that out with professionals."

- Girls creator, writer, and star Lena Dunham responds to a reporter who questioned why her character is constantly appearing in her birthday suit on the show.

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Quote of the Day: Spartacus’ Lucy Lawless on Sex Scenes, Nudity

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Gossip,

"Funnily enough, no. You’re taped up and anatomically incorrect – there’s no accidental sex happening on set, but all the same, it’s really exposing. Especially for the women. I think females are hardwired to protect that side of yourself, so that has never gotten easier. But nudity becomes easier. You just don’t notice it after a while, but sex – no. And not one actor has come in and found it a breeze."

-Spartacus: Gods of the Arena's Lucy Lawless on whether sex scenes get easier with time.

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Quote of the Day: True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten on Doing Nude Scenes

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, HBO, Gossip,

“To tie the ‘modesty sock’ on really tight, because you don’t want that thing coming off, because there will be evidence of that forever.”

-True Blood‘s Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse) offering nudity advice to his male co-stars.

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Betty White Talks Nudity on SNL

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Gossip, Rumors, Video,

At 88 years-old, Betty White is finally hosting Saturday Night Live (thanks to much help from a Facebook fan page!). Of this week’s episode, White was asked about whether or not she draws the line at nudity.

“Very little nudity… Here and there… Mostly here,” she tells Today‘s Meredith Vieira (check out the video above to watch more of the interview).

Catch the humorous White this Saturday night, May 8th, at 11:30 on NBC!

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Quote of the Day: Spartacus Producer on the Show’s Sexual Content

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, Cable,

“The only organized group was some media watchdog group trying to ban us from coming to England. Typical far-right religious stuff—the decay of society, blah blah blah. I was shocked at some of the reactions. Particularly calling it pornographic or soft core. Apparently the sexual revolution is dead or long forgotten. It deeply concerns me about the sex life of Americans if they think this is soft core. It’s like they haven’t been on the Internet in the past 10 years. It’s absolutely R-rated, but it’s just R-rated. I was stunned and shocked about the overzealous reaction to people having sex on TV. Somebody called it the most graphic sex ever on TV. Didn’t anybody see Tell Me You Love Me on HBO?”

-Executive producer Steven S. DeKnight commenting on the criticism of Spartacus: Blood and Sand‘s explicit sexual content.

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Marge Simpson: From TV Mom to Playboy Bunny

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip,

It’s not a joke. Marge Simpson will soon be featured in a special three-page Playboy spread that showcases her various charms - and yes, she’ll be nude. The November spread will also offer an in-depth interview. It’s all part of the 20th anniversary celebration for The Simpsons, which is signed up to run on FOX for the next few years.

Playboy readers will still be treated to the usual, non-animated form of Playmate in the issue - Marge is just thrown in as an interesting extra.

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FCC Reduces Fine Against FOX Over 2003 Reality Show

Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, FOX, Cable/Satellite, News,

Score one for

FOX reality TV, sort of. The Federal Communications Commission slashed nearly all of a proposed $1.2 million indecency fine against several FOX stations yesterday, according to the Washington Post.

The FCC instead decided stations can only be fined for airing the offensive TV show in question if viewers actually complained about it. There was not a change in the FCC’s determination that the show in question was,  in fact, indecent.

In this case, 13 of the 169 FOX stations that aired the April 7, 2003 episode of the short-lived Married By America will actually be required to pay indecency fines. The total amount of fines will be somewhere near $91,000.

The episode that lead to the original fine showed digitally-obscured nudity and strippers covered in whipped cream. FOX argued that the worst parts were obscured, keeping the scene from being indecent under FCC rules which prohibit conventional radio and television stations from broadcasting what’s called “patently offensive” material of a sexual or excretory nature between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. (Times when children are most likely to be watching.) Obviously FCC indecency statutes do not cover cable or satellite TV (e.g. Paradise Hotel 2).

The Post says FOX, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.,  hasn’t decided whether to appeal the FCC ruling in federal court.

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Britney’s Former Bodyguard Witness to Nudity, Drugs

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, Rumors,

The ongoing custody drama between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline just got slightly more interesting.  A former bodyguard of Spears, Tony Barretto, reported to court today.  He was prepared to testify on the questionable things he saw behind closed doors.

Although he was never called to the stand, Baretto, 28, submitted his detailed accounts into evidence.  The former employee—who could bear a grudge against Spears for being abruptly fired—claims he witnessed acts of ‘nudity, drug use and safety issues involving the children’.  Unfortunately these accusations are extremely vague (and something we could have all guessed already).  Let’s hope the juicy details are leaked soon!

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only bad news for Brit today.  Her lawyer, Laura Wasser, has elected to drop her client and pass her over to a new set of hands.  Apparently big bucks aren’t worth the headache.

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