{"id":81001,"date":"2022-09-28T20:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/david-o-russell-abuse-and-assault-allegations-timeline\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T20:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:30:16","slug":"david-o-russell-abuse-and-assault-allegations-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/david-o-russell-abuse-and-assault-allegations-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"David O. Russell Abuse and Assault Allegations Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Working with A-listers has become common practice for David O. Russell. movies like Three Kings, The Fighter, <\/em>Silver Linings Playbook<\/em>, <\/em>and American Hustle <\/em>have brought the director into close contact with some of Hollywood’s highest-profile actors. his next movie, Amsterdam<\/em>, out October 7, features a celebrity-studded ensemble that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Zoe Salda\u00f1a, Chris Rock, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, and even Taylor swift. if Amsterdam<\/em> follows the pattern of Russell’s previous work, it may very well lead the cast to several Oscar nominations in the acting categories. Russell himself has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including three nods as Best Director.<\/p>\n

Yet his critical acclaim has been consistently accompanied by troubling. For example, Russell has admitted to touching his 19-year-old niece’s breasts in 2011, stating that she was being \u201cvery provocative.\u201d He has also been accused of multiple instances of verbally or physically abusive behavior on his sets. Notably, an outburst in which he cursed at Lily Tomlin and flung props around during the I Heart Huckabees<\/em> shoot was captured on video. <\/em>Some actors who have been the target of Russell’s alleged tirades, including Tomlin and George Clooney, have publicly expressed that they are no longer upset with the director. Of course, it’s not clear if every member or studio exec involved in these allegedly toxic work environments feels the same way. Vulture has reached out to representatives for Russell for comment. Drawing from a police report, leaked emails, that famous Lily Tomlin video, and more, here’s a timeline of all the that have been made against Russell throughout the course of his career.<\/p>\n

June 2000: <\/strong>In an interview with Playboy<\/em>George Clooney alleges that Russell yelled and screamed at people \u201call day, from day one\u201d on the set of Three Kings<\/em>. According to Clooney, the director publicly embarrassed a camera-car driver and reduced a script supervisor to tears. Allegedly, Russell also once got physically violent when an extra who was supposed to tackle Clooney felt \u201ca little nervous\u201d about executing the stunt. Clooney recalls Russell pushing the extra to the ground, kicking him, and questioning if he wanted to be \u201cin this fucking movie.\u201d Russell allegedly also flung his walkie-talkie on the ground and cursed at an assistant director who intervened on behalf of the extra.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trying to make things work, so I went over and put my arm around him,\u201d Clooney says. \u201cI said, ‘David, it’s a big day. But you can’t shove, push or humiliate people who aren’t allowed to defend themselves.’\u201d According to Clooney, this made him a new target of Russell’s anger. Russell allegedly instructed Clooney to worry about his own performance, headbutted him, and grabbed his throat. Clooney tells Playboy<\/em> that shooting the movie was \u201ctruly, without exception, the worst experience of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell, meanwhile, denies harming his leading man. \u201cI never physically attacked him,\u201d he claims in 2004, per The Guardian<\/em>.<\/em> \u201cIf I ran into him, I’d say, ‘Shut the fuck up, you lying-ass bitch.’\u201d Three Kings<\/em> Producer Charles Roven later tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> that Russell was not picking on the AD but simply yelling so he could be heard on a loud set. Still, Roven corroborates that Clooney and Russell ended up \u201ctussling\u201d after Clooney stepped in and was subsequently insulted. In 2012, Clooney tells THR<\/em> that he and Russell ran into each other at a party and agreed to end their feud.<\/p>\n

April 2003: <\/strong>Per the New York times<\/em>, Russell physically attacks Christopher Nolan at a Hollywood party. The director reportedly wanted Jude Law to star in I Heart Huckabees<\/em> but heard that Law had decided to take a role in Nolan’s movie memento <\/em>instead. the times<\/em> reports that, with party guests watching, Russell put Nolan in a headlock and wrapped his arm around his fellow director’s neck. He allegedly demanded that Nolan give up on his star to show \u201cartistic solidarity.\u201d Law remained in the huckabees <\/em>cast. <\/strong><\/p>\n

July 2003: <\/strong>In a now-infamous video taken on the huckabees<\/em> set, actress Lily Tomlin expresses frustration with a \u201cconstant barrage of changes\u201d being asked of her. \u201cI’m not as brilliant as you. I can’t keep up with you,\u201d she quips. Russell is eventually seen sweeping props off a desk, causing a person in the corner to cower as objects go flying. \u201cBitch! I’m not here to be fucking yelled at!\u201d he shouts. \u201cI worked on this thing for three fucking years, and I’m not going to have some fucking cunt yell at me in front of the fucking crew when I’m trying to fucking help you.\u201d Russell storms on and off set, continuing to yell.<\/p>\n