The actors’ union SAG-AFTRA is speaking out and seems to be responding Sylvester Stallone after the actor allegedly made fun of background actors on the set of his show Tulsa Kingwhose second season was filmed in Atlanta and Oklahoma.
“There is no room on any set for derogatory comments toward background actors or performers,” a union spokesperson said in a statement The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, April 10th.
“Although we were not contacted directly about the incident on set Tulsa King In Atlanta, SAG-AFTRA is committed to the safety and well-being of cast members in all productions.”
The announcement came a day after it was revealed that an Atlanta-based company had parted ways with the Paramount+ series in response to Stallone, 77, and an unnamed director allegedly using language to mock the appearances of several background actors , who worked on the project such as “ugly”, “tub of lard” and “fat guy with a stick”.
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Background actors Thomas Mooneyham told deadline On Tuesday, April 9, he shared that he was asked to leave a bar scene so he could be replaced by two other actors, pointing out that he felt some of the alleged comments were for him be determined.|
“What bothers me is that someone overheard him and the director,” Mooneyham told the outlet. “It’s not even because I’m fat. I wasn’t the only big one there. But I feel like I was singled out because they said, ‘Old lard with the cane.’ I was the only one there with the cane.”
It was also claimed that Stallone spoke to production and asked them if they could bring “pretty girls to be around me” on set. (Us weekly has reached out to Stallone’s team for comment.)
According to a report by deadline On Monday, April 8, the allegations came from a private Facebook group called “Backgrounders – Stories from the Set.” The group is made up of Atlanta-based background actors who talk about the “peculiarities and difficulties” encountered on various projects. Sentences. (As of Tuesday, April 9th, a screenshot from Tulsa King The allegations have since been published on X and garners over 34,000 views).
About the instances: Tula king Executive producer and director Craig Zisk denied that Stallone made inappropriate comments during the conversation TMZ on Tuesday. He also claimed that Stallone never mentioned anything about wanting attractive young women on the set of the series, adding that Stallone’s wife Jennifer Flavinwas present during this time.
Zisk further alleged that the Catrett-Locke casting company improperly handled the casting of extras by casting actors older than the required age range and refused to submit headshots of the background actors before filming. Zisk added that the casting company ultimately gave up.
On Sunday, April 7, the casting company announced to Catrett-Locke that they had decided to part ways with her Tulsa King in a statement posted on their Facebook page.
“We wanted to send you an update on what’s happening here in our casting world. “We have decided to part ways with Tulsa King,” the post reads. “We will finish next week and the 12th will be our last day. We wish whoever takes over the show all the best. We thank all of you amazing background artists for your continued support.”
Before all the allegations started spreading, Stallone was already excited about returning to the series and even appeared in a video on the show’s official TikTok account. In the crime drama he plays Dwight “The General” Manfredi, a gangster who is released from prison and exiled to Oklahoma. Garrett Hedlund, Andrea Savage, Domenick Lombardozzi And Vincent Plaza And Frank Grillo round out the cast.