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Extra Kissed by Francis Ford Coppola on the Set of Megalopolis Speaks Out: 'I Was in Shock'
EXCLUSIVE: Our sister publication Variety published for clicks last Friday what it called an exclusive video of Francis Ford Coppola kissing Megalopolis extras, along with crew members detailing what they called unprofessional behavior on set. The story didn’t get much attention, but it caused the filmmaker pain: He was heartbroken and discovered the story as he was on his way to join his soon-to-be children and extended family gathered for a family memorial service for Eleanor Coppola, director of the iconic documentary Heart of Darkness, to whom FFC was married for more than 60 years.
Now, the extra in that pseudo-salacious video reveal, Rayna Menz, has denied that Coppola misbehaved in any way during those scenes. She posted on Instagram that she was disgusted by the insinuation that Coppola was not behaving professionally.
"He didn't do anything to make me or anyone else on set feel uncomfortable," Menz told Deadline. "I felt disgusted, I was surprised by it because it was a private set. The fact that someone had video of that is just ridiculous and super unprofessional. It's disgusting because all he did was talk about how great his wife is. His wife was on set with us most days. It's disgusting to see that video and the way they were trying to get a message across. Just disgusting."
