DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY BLASTS AUDIENCE MEMBER WHO VIDEOED JESSE WILLIAMS’ NUDE SCENE IN ‘TAKE ME OUT’ & TWEETED IT

Actors’ Equity is blasting an audience member who secretly videotaped Jesse Williams’ nude scene while performing in Take Me Out at the Second Stage Theater in NYC and then released it on Twitter. Equity called it an act of “sexual harassment and an appalling breach of consent.”

The NYC theater, which collects audience members’ cell phones and keeps them locked away during performances, called the breach “highly objectionable,” saying it can lead to “severe legal consequences.” Williams received a Tony nomination for his role Monday, and he was trending on Twitter for much of the day.

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