Rebecca Ferguson doesn't 'care' what 'idiot' co-star thought of her speaking out
Rebecca Ferguson has claimed the co-star she branded an "absolute idiot" has made people have a "s***** time" on other movies and she doesn't "care" what they thought about her speaking out.
Rebecca Ferguson has claimed the co-star she branded an "absolute idiot" has made people have a "s***** time" on other movies.
The Dune actress spoke last year of being reduced to tears by an unnamed actor on the set of a film, and she doesn't "care" what they think about her speaking out on the situation.
Looking back at her comments, Rebecca - who previously clarified she wasn't talking about Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman or Ryan Reynolds told The Sunday Times Culture magazine: “I don’t care.
"Other people who have worked with this person also had a s***** time”.
However, the 41-year-old actress admitted she wasn't blameless in the complex situation.
She said: “I will shove someone under a bus in front of an entire crew to make a point. I don’t applaud my own behaviour in that. It’s a really tricky world.
"We put a lot of blame on bullies and when we get older we can understand that people are insecure.
"When you start standing up for yourself, it’s really tricky. They’ll fire you and give the job to someone else.”
Rebecca first spoke out about her ordeal during an appearance on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast last year.
She said: “I remember there was a moment and this human being was being so insecure and angry because this person couldn’t get the scenes out.
“And I think I was so vulnerable and uncomfortable that I got screamed at.
“But because this person was number one on a call sheet, there was no safety net for me. So no one had my back. And I would cry walking off set...
This person would literally look at me and say, 'You call yourself an actor?'
"I remember being so scared. And I looked at this person and said, 'You can eff off. I’m going to work toward a tennis ball. I never want to see you again. "
The Greatest Showman star later admitted she received phone calls from former co-stars who were concerned she had implicated them.
Speaking on The Jess Cagle Show, she said: "The point of the interview wasn’t about finding the person — of course, people will be interested. But I was excited about the question, which was a very good question by [Josh Smith]. Because the point was: Is there a point in your career where you were treated in a way where you changed your decision on — this is how I formulated it in myself — where you want change, or you will not accept it? And it was such a clear moment for me working with this person.
"But I got phone calls from amazing co-stars who I’ve worked with going, ‘You understand what you’ve done, right?!'.
"And I was like, ‘Oh my God. No, I didn’t think.’ I mean, it’s not my responsibility, to be honest. I don’t really care. You know, ‘You’re great, but my story is my story, and if you’re a good person, then don’t worry about it.'"
