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Outlander star Sam Heughan felt 'betrayal' over nudity during sexual assault scene
28.10.2022 - 17:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Sam Heughan has opened up about the time he felt 'betrayed' by Outlander producers during the filming of a graphic sexual assault scene.
The Dumfries-born actor, who has played the titular role of Jamie Fraser on the show since 2014, spent much of the earlier seasons facing off against Jonathan ‘Black Jack’ Randall, played by Tobias Menzies.
When Sam, 42, first joined the show he agreed to do nude scenes in his contract but in his new memoir, Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, he admitted he felt "betrayed" when show bosses tried to push his limits.
The Suspect actor says Outlander bosses pushed to showcase more of his genitals following the sexual assault scene between Jamie and Black Jack Randall. Despite stating in his contract he was comfortable performing nude, Sam discussed how he felt after a shot of his penis was filmed for the show.
At the end of Outlander's first season, Jamie is kidnapped and tortured by Randall, who is the ancestor of his time travelling wife Claire's husband. The actor expressed his thoughts to producers that showing his genitals would only sexualise the scene, and wouldn't add anything substantial to the already horrific moment for his beloved character.
“This wasn't a moment where I felt that being naked would add to the horror of what Jamie undergoes in that castle dungeon as a form of punishment, subjugation and humiliation,” he wrote. “I pushed back, reasoning that nudity sexualised a horrific experience for my character, and it sparked quite a debate.”
In the end, showrunners agreed with Sam and the scene was changed, and viewers instead saw Jamie sprawled across the dungeon floor following the assault. Despite the amendment, the Scots actor found that one of the hardest scenes he has ever
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