Eliza Dushku[1] — who collected $9.5 million from CBS[2] after charging her “Bull” co-star Michael Weatherly with sexual harassment[3] — is certainly no prude.
The actress is listed as a producer of “Mapplethorpe,” the indie movie about iconic photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, known for his images of male genitalia and sado-masochistic fetishes. He famously photographed himself with a bullwhip protruding from his posterior.
No one representing Dushku or the movie could be reached, but producers often have little to do with the making of a film and get the credit only because they invested in the project. So it’s possible that Dushku put some of her CBS money into “Mapplethorpe.”
“I think it’s great that CBS ended up financing a movie that could never be shown on network TV,” one Hollywood insider said.
Dushku’s older brother, actor Nate Dushku, also got a producer credit.
Mapplethorpe, who died of complications from AIDS in 1989 at 42, was “arguably one of the most important artists of the 20th century,” according to a promo for the film.
The biopic begins just before Mapplethorpe, played by Matt Smith, moves into the Chelsea Hotel with equally broke Patti Smith, played by Marianne Rendón.
The movie opens March 1.
References
- ^ Eliza Dushku (pagesix.com)
- ^ collected $9.5 million from CBS (pagesix.com)
- ^ with sexual harassment (pagesix.com)