Gwyneth, dedicated to the life of legendary table tennis player Marty Raisman. said Vanity Fair says the film has “a lot…many” about sex between her and Timothy.
“Now there's something called an intimacy coordinator that I didn't know existed,” Gwyneth added. Recalling how a coordinator once asked if she was comfortable with a certain action on set, Gwyneth said: “I said, 'Girl, I'm from that era where you take your clothes off, get into bed, and the camera is on.'
According to the article, Gwyneth and Timothy “almost brushed off their relationship coordinator.”
“We said, 'I think we're good,'” Gwyneth recalls. “You can step back a little.” I don't know what it's like with kids starting out, but… if someone said, 'Okay, and then he sticks his hand in here,' I, as an artist, would feel very depressed about that.”
The comments quickly sparked backlash online as readers criticized Gwyneth for ditching the co-ordinator. Many emphasized the importance of their role in protecting actors and maintaining harmony on set. One tweet which now has over 100,000 likes, said: “Fighting back at intimacy coordinators will always feel weird to me, like you're not the only person on set.” Another read: “If you feel superior to the people who are supposed to protect you AND EVERY PERSON ON SET, then you are the problem.”
IN interview In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Gwyneth addressed the backlash and praised the emergence of intimacy coordinators after she retired from acting.
Gwyneth called it “really cool” and then said she never meant to seem like she was dissing them.
“I know there were some quotes that made it sound like I was making fun of the intimacy coordinator, which of course is not what I meant at all,” she shared. “I mean, I was completely surprised, like, who is this person?”
Gwyneth said that while she believes “all the protections provided by the #MeToo movement are great,” she personally felt a little uncomfortable with the coordinator's involvement at the time.
“I'm not used to it,” she said. “It's like, 'OK, now he's going to squeeze your breasts,' or something like that, and I felt more awkward talking about it than just doing it.”
Gwyneth added: “I'm from a different time, but if I'm starting today or if my daughter wants to do this, I'm so glad that there's a role now and that she'll learn, OK, there's consent and there's guardrails.”
You can read her full statements Here.
