Amanda Seyfried news
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The gist
Amanda Seyfried said she passed on a TV role because of its sex scenes.
Her stance puts a spotlight on how actors weigh intimate scenes after kids.
Background
Seyfried, 40, made the comments during an hourlong "A Conversation With" panel hosted by Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival, where she was presenting The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd. She said she is uncomfortable with sex scenes and does not want to be naked with a stranger, adding that she has kids now who are paying attention to what she does. She previously told Porter magazine she wished intimacy coordinators existed on film sets when she was a teenage actor, and she has done racy projects in the past such as Jennifer's Body and Lovelace.
How it unfolded
- Oct 4, 2026Seyfried spoke on a panel hosted by Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, N.Y., and said she passed on a TV role because of its sex scenes.
- Oct 11, 2026Just Jared reported that Seyfried revealed at the Hamptons panel that she passed on a new TV role.
- Oct 12, 2026Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Just Jared published reports on her comments.
- Oct 13, 2026Fox News and Yahoo published reports on Seyfried turning down a show over frequent sex scenes.
- Oct 14, 2026News24 reported Seyfried says she will no longer do sex scenes in film or TV, even turning down a hit series involving onscreen sex.
Who’s saying what
- Seyfried
- She said she passed on a show where she would have to have sex all the time, that she is uncomfortable with it and not into it right now, and that she does not want to deal with being naked with a stranger.
- Seyfried
- She said sex scenes can sometimes be great and sometimes really uncomfortable, recalling that early in her career it felt like a non-thing and she was paid to make out with a hot person.
Still unverified
The Hollywood Reporter says Seyfried "reportedly" discussed the reason for her discomfort with an offered role; she did not share which television series the role was for, and Yahoo says she did not identify the project.