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Ellen Barkin Says Male Director ‘Ripped My Merkin Off’ During Nude Scene and Said: ‘What Do You Need This For? Nobody’s Looking at You’

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Zack Sharf Ellen Barkin got brutally honest in a recent interview with HuffPo about battling misogyny, sexism and harassment in Hollywood.

The actor revealed that during the making of her 1989 neo-noir thriller “Sea of Love,” director Harold Becker allegedly ripped off her merkin during the filming of a nude scene.

A merkin is a loin cloth garment that serves as a pubic wig for actors to wear during nude scenes. “What was I going to do when [director] Harold Becker on ‘Sea of Love’ walks over and literally rips my merkin off, taking some pubic hair with him and saying: ‘What do you need this for?

Nobody’s looking at you,’” Barkin said, adding that Hollywood made her feel so powerless that the answer back then was “you do nothing.” Barkin said the alleged incident occurred during a “very difficult” scene in which she was nude on set.

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