Vincent Gallo Accused of ‘Torture Porn’ on ‘The Policeman’ Set

Vincent Gallo Accused of ‘Torture Porn’ on ‘The Policeman’ Set

Vincent Gallo is accused of creating a hostile work environment 20 years after his infamous unsimulated sex scenes in “The Brown Bunny” and allegations on the “Buffalo ’66” set.

Gallo, who is set to portray serial killer and rapist Joseph James DeAngelo AKA the Golden State Killer in the upcoming filmThe Policeman,” was at the center of at least three formal actor complaints to the Screen Actors Guild. James Franco, who also has previously been accused of sexual misconduct, co-stars in “The Policeman,” which is written and directed by Jordan Gertner.

Rolling Stone reported that during the casting process, a trio of actresses alleged Gallo made inappropriate advances and demanded abuse scenes be “fully improvised” have authentic reactions onscreen.

One complaint alleged that Gallo said, “If I say to suck my dick or I will kill you, I want you, you the person, not you the character, not you the actor, but you, to truly believe you will die if you don’t do as I say. And just like you would in real life, if this were happening to you, I want you to do all of the actions necessary to do that. You won’t actually suck my dick, but you do not have the power, I have all the power. You have no control, I am in complete control.”

An additional complaint echoed the accusations, with Gallo allegedly saying, “I may ask you to suck my cock onscreen, and I want an actress who is not going to put up a fight about that. You’re…

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