01/6​Gal Gadot, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra: Actors who claimed that their careers were threatened by directors

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Welcome to the big bad world of the film industry, where everything is not as glitzy and glamorous as it may seem. Over the past year, it wasn't just Bollywood, but even Hollywood stars who lifted the veil to reveal the dark and dingy side of showbiz. Gal Gadot sent shockwaves around the world when she called out director Joss Whedon for threatening her film career. The 'Wonder Woman' actress was not the only one. From Priyanka Chopra to Kangana Ranaut, here's a list of actors who opened up about directors threatening their careers:

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02/6​Gal Gadot

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'Wonder Woman' star Gal Gadot confirmed that director Joss Whedon threatened her career on the sets of the DC superhero film 'Justice League'. In an interview with an Israeli news channel, the actress said that the director told her that he'll make sure her career will be miserable. However, the star revealed that she "took care of it on the spot." Whedon reportedly warned Gadot against changing the portrayal of her character, Wonder Woman in the reshoots after she raised multiple concerns with the revised version of the film.


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03/6​Priyanka Chopra

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Priyanka Chopra, in a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, opened up about various incidents in her life, including the one where a director mistreated her. Priyanka revealed that during her initial days in the industry, she was asked to deliver a dance performance that made her uncomfortable. Stating that she regrets not confronting the director for the incident, she also revealed why she held back. "I was new in the entertainment business and girls are always told that 'you don't want to get a reputation of being hard to work with.' So I worked within the system," she said. Chopra, however, eventually walked away from the film.


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04/6​Ray Fisher

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Ray Fisher, who plays Cyborg in the DC Universe, was among the first to speak up against director Joss Whedon and other DC bosses. Fisher, who famously described Whedon’s behaviour on the sets of 'Justice League' sets as being “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable,” also claimed that he received veiled threats from Geoff Johns. In a tweet, he wrote, "Geoff Johns summoned me to his office to belittle and admonish my (and my agent’s) attempts to take grievances up the proper chain of command. He then made a thinly veiled threat to my career. This behaviour cannot continue."

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05/6​Kangana Ranaut

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Kangana Ranaut made many claims against Bollywood stars over the past month via her social media handles. One such allegation was against lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar. The actress stated that the veteran called her to his home amidst her public spat with Hrithik Roshan to ask her not to mess with the Roshan family and told her to apologise, warning her that she will not be able to go anywhere if she doesn't. The allegations led to Akhtar filing a criminal defamation case against the actress.

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06/6​Tippi Hedren

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Tippi Hedren rose to superstardom with her roles in Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds' and 'Marnie'. However, it was later revealed that Hedren was subjected to unwanted sexual advances by the famed director who went as far as threatening her career if she didn't comply. Hedren told Variety in 2017, "When he told me that he would ruin me, I just told him to do what he had to do. I went out of the door and slammed it so hard that I looked back to see if it was still on its hinges."

Since his inappropriate behaviour allegedly continued onto the set of 'Marnie', the actress decided to end things with the director.

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