Naked video of ‘Take Me Out’ star Jesse Williams leaked after Tony nomination

Jesse Williams is speaking out about his recent nude video leak. spoke to the 40-year-old actor on Thursday, who said he's «not down» about the fact thata video of his nude scene in the Broadway play leaked online.«I’m not down about it.

“Take Me Out.”The actor finally responded to those leaked pictures and videos that had fans and celebs hot and bothered. “I’m not down about it,” Williams told the Associated Press on Thursday. “Our job is to go out there every night, no matter what.

Broadway is taking some serious steps to make sure that no more nude footage of Jesse Williams‘s d**k is leaked online during his performance in the play Take Me Out.

Before scoring a $150 orchestra seat at the intimate Hayes Theater for Broadway hit “Take Me Out” in March, New York mom of three and die-hard Jesse Williams fanatic Schnelle Acevedo had no clue she’d be in for an eyeful of the buff actor in the buff. But much to her delight, that’s exactly what she got when she saw the baseball drama, which is nominated for four Tony awards. “I was actually stunned.

Jesse Williams is stepping out for the first time at a public event following the leak of his nude scene on Broadway.

He was the victim of a nude video leak earlier this week that was shot at his acclaimed Broadway play Take Me Out.But Jesse Williams didn't let the revealing video stop him from celebrating his well-reviewed performance on Thursday when he joined a bevy of A-listers at a Meet the Nominees event for the Tony Awards in New York City.The 40-year-old Grey Anatomy star cut a casual figure in a brown button-up shirt as he joined his costar Jesse Tyler Ferguson and other stars including Patty Lupone, Ruth Negga and Hugh Jackman. Standing tall: Jesse Williams, 40, didn't let his recent nude video leak stop him from celebrating his acclaimed play Take Me Out at a Meet the Nominees event for the Tony Awards in NYC on ThursdayJesse, who's nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, paired his low-key shirt, which he rolled up at the sleeves, with a set of black trousers.He spiced up the muted look with black loafers accent with snake-print tops.

Jesse Williams' play is taking action after nude footage of him onstage leaked online. In the wake of the leak, Second Stage Theater is «adding additional staff» and has installed an infrared camera system to detect violators of its no-phone policy, ET confirmed.«This will allow us to focus on an audience member who looks like they're doing something suspicious, and assess whether they're just going through a purse to get a breath mint or pulling out a phone,» Peter Dean, director of production for Second Stage, told The New York Times.After the leak spread online, the theater took to Twitter to condemn the actions of the audience member who posted the footage.«Second Stage Theater has worked to ensure the privacy of the 'Take Me Out' company by creating a phone-free space with locked phone cases at all performances.

nude footage of Jesse Williams in Take Me Out was shared on social media.The Grey’s Anatomy actor is currently performing at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway, alongside Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Patrick J Adams.In one scene, the 40-year-old appeared on stage completely naked in a shower scene, with a video of the intimate moment making the rounds on social media soon after, causing him to trend on Twitter.There was already a ban on the use of phones in the audience and viewers were asked to keep their devices in a pouch while watching, but organizers have reportedly stepped things up a gear, installing an infrared camera to monitor this more comprehensively.Peter Dean, the director of production for Second Stage, revealed that the security team put special cameras in place, allowing them to have a clearer picture of audience members.‘This will allow us to focus on an audience member who looks like they’re doing something suspicious, and assess whether they’re just going through a purse to get a breath mint or pulling out a phone,’ he told the New York Times.Ushers and the house manager will then be alerted if a phone is detected, and can decide whether to stop the show, or have the person in the audience removed.Take Me Out was written by Richard Greenberg and is currently playing in New York until next month.Much of it is set in the locker room of a professional baseball team, with an all-male cast that explores themes of homophobia, racism, class, and masculinity in sports.Jesse plays Darren Lemming, a baseball star who comes out as gay and is confronted with homophobic and racist prejudices.He has yet to speak out over the leak himself, but Second Stage Theater condemned the situation in a lengthy statement,

Jesse Williams‘ name has recently experienced a spike in buzz and searches due to his appearance in Take Me Out on Broadway, but not just for his moving Tony Award-nominated performance. Williams currently stars in the limited engagement revival of Richard Greenberg’s 2002 play about a fictional bi-racial professional baseball player publicly coming out of the closet.

Jesse Williams‘ Broadway show is making a big change.

Jesse Williams was spotted on Wednesday as he made his way to the Hayes Theater on Broadway ahead of that evening's performance of his play Take Me Out in Manhattan.The 40-year-old Grey's Anatomy star was seen for the first time since a nude video of him surreptitiously filmed during a performance was posted online earlier this week.The actor looked downcast while walking in a yellow raincoat following statements from the theater company staging the show that it would be cracking down on the person who leaked the video. Back at it: Jesse Williams, 40, was seen walking to the Hayes Theater on Broadway in Manhattan on Wednesday ahead of a performance of Take Me Out after nude video of him onstage was leakedJesse was seen walking to the theater on the overcast day in a Tommy Hilfiger coat, which he buttoned up and wore over a black hoodie.He kept the hood up and paired the coat with low-key charcoal shorts and white trainers, while wearing an Under Armour backpack slung over his shoulders.

leaked “Take Me Out” nudes.The ladies of the show discussed the rule-breaking recording and distribution of the Broadway footage on social media, all with their own takes.“I say it’s a matter of time,” Goldberg started. “If you take a gig and you know you got to take your clothes off, you live in the world where cell phone video is going to happen at some time.”All of the women agreed that nudity has always been prevalent in the arts.“I’ve seen more naked men on stage than in my bedroom,” co-host Joy Behar said. “It all looks the same,” Goldberg added.“Well … ” Hostin rebutted, obviously impressed by what was revealed about the actor.

On Wednesday, the hosts of “The View” discussed the leak earlier this week of actor Jesse Williams’ nude scene from the Broadway show Take Me Out.

footage of the star stripping totally nude on stage emerged.The brief clip showed the Grey's Anatomy actor serving up a full frontal in the production Take Me Out, which sees him making his Broadway debut.It quickly went viral and triggered a huge amount of hilarious memes and GIFs.And Twitter was flooded with comments from people saying how "hot" the actor was.But Jesse isn't the first star to bare all on stage, with plenty of celebs braving it over the years.We have a look at a few more who have stripped off in the name of acting... Harry Potter star Daniel stunned his fans when he stripped off in Equus in 2007.

"Take Me Out" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson slammed the leak of a recording showing Jesse Williams' nude scene in the Broadway play. A recording of Williams' full frontal nude scene went viral after being leaked.The "Grey's Anatomy" actor had just received his first Tony nomination for his role in the Broadway play.

trended on social media earlier this week after footage of him full-frontal nude during a Broadway production of play Take Me Out emerged online.While former Grey’s Anatomy star Williams had previously shrugged off the scene by claiming ‘it’s just a body’, an actors’ organisation has blasted the person who filmed the footage – which went against house rules.The act was also labelled ‘both sexual harassment and an appalling breach of consent.’Much of Take Me Out – written by Richard Greenberg and currently on at the Helen Hayes Theater in New York – is set in the locker room of a professional baseball team, with an all-male cast that explores themes of homophobia, racism, class, and masculinity in sports.Williams plays Darren Lemming, a mixed-race baseball star, who comes out as gay and is confronted with homophobic and racist prejudices off the field.Kate Shindle, president of the Actors’ Equity Association, which is made up of 51,000 members of the theatre industry, said in a statement: ‘We condemn in the strongest possible terms the creation and distribution of photographs and videos of our members during a nude scene.‘As actors, we regularly agree to be vulnerable onstage in order to tell difficult and challenging stories. This does not mean that we agree to have those vulnerable moments widely shared by anyone who feels like sneaking a recording device into the theater.

The Second Stage theater is addressing the leaked video that has gone viral.

has responded to those leaked Jesse Williams nudes.Currently home to Williams’ “Take Me Out’ play, the theater said it was “appalled” that a spectator broke its sealed-phone policy and shared the eye-opening footage on social media. “Taking naked pictures of anyone without their consent is highly objectionable and can have severe legal consequences,” the theater said in a statement shared on Instagram Tuesday.

Jesse Williams has the backing of his theatre group.

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.”

J. Kim Murphy “Take Me Out” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Actors’ Equity Association have released statements condemning the illegal recording of actors in nude scenes after footage of Jesse Williams performing naked in the Broadway production leaked online.“I’m appalled by the disrespect shown to the actors of our company whose vulnerability on stage ever night is crucial to ‘Take Me Out,'” Jesse Tyler Ferguson wrote on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.