The film review website, Rotten Tomatoes, describes David O. Russell as “one of the most original and avant-garde directors working in Hollywood” and one “rare talent”. And like RT, most established websites that report directly on the world of talent and glamour, do little to paint the full picture at first glance. Once the cursory inspection passes, the more convoluted and convoluted claims and allegations begin to surface, and those against David O. Russell brand him as the alleged abuser.
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The allegations against David O. Russell: 1999-2013
The American filmmaker rose to fame with projects like three kings (1999), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and american hustle (2013). But alongside projects as notable as these, his reputation came under equally microscopic scrutiny when reports of assaults began circulating on the news. In December 2011, a police report was filed against O. Russell by his 19-year-old transgender niece, Nicole Peloquin, who claimed the former sexually assaulted her at a hotel gym in Florida.
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The case was later dismissed without charges, even after the manager admitted to fumbling by stating that Peloquin was “act very provocative” towards him. However, that obviously wasn’t the end as David O. Russell gained a reputation for being physically and verbally abusive towards actors on set. Reports surfaced during the filming of three kings about the director who headbutted George Clooney. Footage from the set of the 2004 film O. Russell, I Heart Huckabees, also shows him yelling and throwing objects at actress Lily Tomlin. Abuse allegations have followed him through the decade after Amy Adams claimed a similar incident that happened on the set of American stampede.
by David O. Russell amsterdam Crew subjected to intense scrutiny
The affair of the starry ensembles, amsterdam, is a Who’s Who of Hollywood A-listers. After spending seven years on hiatus, David O. Russell returns to deliver this visual reveal of a landmark murder mystery spy. With Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Tobey Maguire, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Zoe Saldana, Mike Myers, Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Andrea Riseborough, Taylor Swift, Alessandro Nivola and Robert De Niro, amsterdam had its world premiere this weekend at Alice Tully Hall in New York.
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However, the plaudits for the film’s cast and crew failed to drown out vocal objections to its director’s character. Margot Robbie has been particularly vocal and contributed to the progress of the #MeToo movement through her interviews and her performance in film, Bomb. However, his appearance in the film by O. Russell despite her earlier stance with the socio-political movement has now been called a hypocritical act by the Twitterati. People have now drawn comparisons between Olivia Wilde’s controversies on the set of don’t worry darling to how David O. Russell might be approached after the film’s launch.
Let’s see if this genuinely problematic director gets the same treatment from media and Twitter ‘experts’ as Olivia Wilde who isn’t at all problematic about this abuser https://t.co/TkmEERT5Dn
— ConsultingSithLord ✨in Harry’s House 🏠✨🏳️🌈 (@juisharryera) September 19, 2022
Margot Robbie’s hypocrisy when she wanted to take a stand with the Bombshell & Promising Young Woman films milking the #Me too hypocrisy card when it suited him, just to go work with David O. Russell who sexually assaulted his niece and abused Amy Adams and Lily Tomlin
—¥Judy¥ (@judyju18) September 19, 2022
Margot Robbie loves working with abusers. Good to know.
— Benberbatch (@BentoboxC) September 18, 2022
It looks like an actress posing with Weinstein
— Christophe Etrata (@ChristopherEtr8) September 19, 2022
But Olivia had (and still has) a consensual relationship with another adult. Additionally, she said some slightly condescending things in a 42-second video without any context. She is clearly the problem.🙄
— Sparkles2722 (@sparkles2722) September 19, 2022
Public opinion is now turning sour despite the promising film and its incredibly talented cast. It remains to be seen whether the theatrical release will manage to push the arguments into the background or whether new allegations will eventually surface by the end of the year.
amsterdam premieres on October 7, 2022.
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