Francis Ford Coppola, the filmmaker behind The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and more, has briefly addressed a recent report that contained allegations that he acted inappropriately with extras on the set of his upcoming film Megalopolis. In addition to claims of a chaotic environment that apparently led much of the visual effects and art teams to quit halfway through the shoot, The Guardian report last month said Coppola showed "old school" behavior on the set. Specifically, the report claimed Coppola pulled in some of the women on the set to sit on his lap, and in one instance, "tried to kiss some of the topless and scantily clad female extras.
" Coppola, according to the report, claimed he was “trying to get them in the mood." "I'm not touchy-feely. I'm too shy.
Coppola, however, denied such allegations in a somewhat roundabout way in a new interview with The New York Times . When asked about the report, the NYT article says Coppola answered in "rambling fashion," starting by bringing up his mother. "My mother told me that if you make an advance toward a woman, it means you disrespect her, and the girls I had crushes on, I certainly didn’t disrespect them," he said.
“I’m not touchy-feely,” Coppola added. “I’m too shy.” The article goes on to say that when "pressed further," Coppola said a photo of one of the "girls" he kissed on the cheek was taken by her father, adding, "I knew her when she was 9.
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