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'West Side Story' Stars Ariana DeBose & Rita Moreno Open Up About Anita's Assault Scene

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One of the most talked about scenes in West Side Story is of Anita’s assault, and both Ariana DeBose, and original film Anita, Rita Moreno, are opening up about having it in the brand new film.

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Rita and Ariana discuss how some of the aspects were changed, and the importance of showing it on the big screen. Click inside to see what they shared… Rita recalls filming the scene for the 1961 movie, describing it as an out of body experience due to her own past assault then. “The only thing that was not at all natural was trying to save Anita’s life,” she says. “In that scene, I suddenly become Doc.

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