15 Secret, Messed-Up Hollywood Encounters That People Who Work In The Entertainment Industry Actually Witnessed
"I was 20 or 21 and about to board a plane to film a low-budget shoot in Romania. As I was getting into the van to the airport, a producer came up to me with a blank envelope. He told me, 'Hey, I need you to give this to the producer when you get there.' I asked, 'What is it?' He said, '$25,000 in cash. Don't declare it at customs.' I was a kid, so I did it.
"I worked on a movie set many years ago. Part of my job was to make sure the female star didn't steal wardrobe. Apparently, she would demand certain brands of clothing and shoes for costume fittings and then sneak them out of her trailer. About an hour after the fitting, I was getting ready to leave, and as I walked to my car, I saw her and her assistant come out of the trailer with 10 boxes of shoes.
"I used to seat audiences for a late show with a live audience. I would have to seat people by attractiveness: attractive people in the front, closer to the cameras, and less attractive people in the back where they can't be seen.""I am a talent rep. It isn’t rare for us to occasionally get calls from clients on set about being asked to do things that weren’t originally included in the script but changed once the client got to set.