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For those working in the industry, the lack of women holding below-the-line positions on film and television sets isn’t shocking, as it’s been the case for as long as anyone can remember. But everyday viewers just got a taste of that reality.
When season three of Euphoria premiered in mid-April, a behind-the-scenes video started circulating on social media of a scene being filmed with star Sydney Sweeney, who plays Cassie on the Sam Levinson-created drama. The scene in question featured Alexa Demie’s character Maddy shooting Cassie’s OnlyFans content in a tiny red and white bikini by the latter’s apartment pool.
In the BTS video (below), Sweeney is seen posing on the poolside lounger, with several crew members around her as they prepare to film the scene. The original video has since been deleted, but not before the clip was re-uploaded and spread across social media.
For people who have worked on active film and TV sets before, nothing likely seemed out of the ordinary. However some fans were quick to point out that the majority of the crew members seen in the clip were men. And what made the clip even more jarring to the average eye is that Sweeney was in a suggestive pose at the time.
