Angelina Jolie is a legendary star who has done many blockbuster films and is a phenomenal cinematic genius. She is breathtakingly beautiful and is known to be super generous at heart. Jolie has navigated the cutthroat and brutal world of Hollywood for decades and has come out on top of the game. However, there is one disturbing episode from one of her films where she faced an uncomfortable situation.
In a film directed and helmed by Clint Eastwood, Jolie was forced into filming a scene she wasn’t comfortable with. Her co-star, Jason Butler Harner, wanted to shoot an intimate sequence with Jolie to add some spice to the film. However, Butler revealed this to Eastwood and got his permission without running it through his co-star first, which was super unethical. The actress was forced into a kissing scene with him without her consent.
When Clint Eastwood Made Angelina Jolie Forcibly Kiss Jason Butler Harner
Angelina Jolie is one of the most in-demand actresses in Hollywood. Her journey speaks volumes about how she ventured into showbiz and how steadily her astonishing rise began in the industry. Jolie is one of the hottest and most outspoken stars who made her feature film debut as a child artist alongside her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin’ to Get Out in 1982.
Angelina Jolie is a multifaceted talent who has portrayed dynamic roles on the silver screen as one of the most in-demand leading artists. Many of her co-stars, including Ethan Hawke, have claimed that their best on-screen kiss was with her. However, The Tourist actress once slapped her co-star Jason Butler Harner for kissing her on their shared 2008 Clint Eastwood directorial Changeling.
In a candid interview, the actor Jason Butler Harner recalled that while they were working together on their movie, he suggested one improvised intimate scene to the director without sharing it with his co-star, Jolie. Harner claimed that he wanted the scene to be raw and authentic, so when he told the director that he would kiss his co-star, he got his approval for this improvised scene.
Jason Butler Harner Recalls The Time When Angelina Jolie Smacked Him
During his candid conservation with MTV News, actor Jason Butler Harner told the outlet that his only intention was to improvise the climax scene in the Clint Eastwood movie, to make it even more engaging. Harner claimed that the scene where he kissed his co-star Angelina Jolie without her knowing that it was part of the scene came out the way he and the director imagined.
The Green movie star said,
“I try to be selective with my improvising. I had talked to Angelina at the beginning of the day. We had a big scene, and we’re supposed to be coming out of our corners, so it was a ‘How do we do this?’ Clint approved [of the kiss]. He said he could see it happening, and he said, ‘Do it, and we’ll see what happens.’”
When asked about Jolie’s reaction, the actor stated,
“She slapped me, and she held me, and she hit me, and it was great. She totally went with it. She’s really smart. She’s beautiful, but she’s really smart, and she’s a great actress.”
In her storied career, Angelina Jolie has starred in several blockbuster projects like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Girl, Interrupted, Changeling, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and A Mighty Heart. She has redefined what it means to be a true acting genius.