The Casting Couch with Minh Collins

Minh Collins is the creator of the film "Rocking the Couch," a
documentary on the casting couch in the film industry. Laura met
Minh at the Hollywood Florida Film Festival and recorded this
podcast later in Malibu, California. They discussed the history of
the casting couch in the film industry and what is happening in the
industry today.

Summary: Hollywood titans, Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, have
been brought to their knees by the #MeToo movement. But they did
not invent Casting Couch. The term casting couch has existed for
decades. But in 1992, a case against talent agent, Wallace Kaye,
was brought to court by 12 unknown actresses, who braved the loss
of their careers, their privacy, and their Hollywood dreams. They
stepped forward, despite the advice of their union, and brought the
case to the police. Against all odds, they won, and no one
listened. This documentary explores the case and asks, "Why didn't
we hear about this?" More importantly, why didn't Hollywood learn
from this case? For, if they had, maybe the Cosbys and the
Weinsteins would have learned as well, and these sexual
exploitations could have been prevented. Find the movie at
https://www.amazon.com/Rocking-Couch-Andrea-Evans/dp/B07NBWZ8NW


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