How a Phone Predator Preying on Actresses Inspired a Film

  • 📰 THR
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 20 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 53%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

‘Willing to Go There’ — starring ‘True Blood’ alumnus Deborah Ann Woll — is based on writer/director Laura Beckner’s own experience on the phone with the imposter, a m…

spoke with, the calls began with the offer of a starring role in an art house film being shot in Europe, with the imposter claiming to have been given their details by someone they had previously worked with.

The conversations then often descended — sometimes over the course of several hours on the phone — into deeply uncomfortable and probing personal questioning, regularly under the guise of “energy” work required as part of the auditioning process. On several occasions, women were coerced into moving to a video call where a small number exposed themselves to the man on camera.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 411. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.