{"id":1500665,"date":"2022-06-02T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1500665"},"modified":"2022-06-02T08:01:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T12:01:37","slug":"director-cary-fukunaga-accused-of-grooming-on-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/director-cary-fukunaga-accused-of-grooming-on-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Cary Fukunaga Accused of \u201cGrooming\u201d on Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdirector-cary-fukunaga-accused-of-grooming-on-sets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1500665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cNo Time to Die\u201d director Cary Fukunaga is being accused of inappropriate behavior with young women on film sets. <\/p>\n<p>Anonymous sources from the production of the upcoming AppleTV+ miniseries \u201cMasters of the Air\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/movies\/movie-features\/cary-fukunaga-no-time-to-die-1359656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0told Rolling Stone<\/a> that the director has engaged in \u201cabsolute, clear-cut abuse of power\u201d when interacting with young female actors and crew members.<\/p>\n<p>His goal, they alleged, is to engage in romantic relationships. One unidentified woman who reportedly dated him after they met on set said a \u201cheavy weight\u201d was \u201clifted\u201d after they parted ways, according to Rolling Stone. \u201cWhen I thought about him, I just wanted to vomit,\u201d\u00a0she said. <\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old \u201cTrue Detective\u201d director\u2019s attorney, Michael Plonsker, denied the claims to Rolling Stone, saying in a statement: \u201cThere is nothing salacious about pursuing friendships or consensual romantic relationships with women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that\u00a0\u201cno one ever \u2014 not once \u2014 voiced such sentiments\u201d of the claims to Fukunaga.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-06.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Cary Fukunaga attends the \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d world premiere in 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg\" alt=\"Cary Fukunaga on red carpet\" class=\"wp-image-22476221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fukunaga is being accused of inappropriate behavior with young female actors and crew members on the set of AppleTV+\u2019s upcoming \u201cMasters of the Air.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe creates a work environment that is creative, collaborative and welcoming to all,\u201d Plonsker added in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out for comment from Fukunaga\u2019s representatives, as well as Apple TV+. <\/p>\n<p>The accusations come after 23-year-old actress and skateboarder Rachelle Vinberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/highlights\/17892610877624496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently alleged on Instagram <\/a>that Fukunaga groomed her when he approached her at a skate park and asked her to audition for a Samsung commercial he was directing. She was 18 at the time, according to Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p>Plonsker released a statement, saying Fukunaga \u201chad a very brief and consensual romantic relationship with [Vinberg] that has ended\u201d and suggested the skateboarder \u201cclearly was not happy\u201d with him since the split. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent years being scared of him,\u201d Vinberg captioned a selfie with Vinberg on Instagram. \u201cMan\u2019s a groomer and has been doing this s\u2013t for years. Beware, women.\u201d <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>She later called the director out for his pro-choice Instagram Story following the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion\u00a0to overturn Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it pisses me off \u2019cause he literally doesn\u2019t care about women. He only traumatizes them. I\u2019ve spoken to many girls. F\u2013k you, Cary,\u201d she wrote on her own Instagram Story, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/05\/cary-fukunaga-accused-inappropriate-behavior-1234722624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to IndieWire<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>When Fukunaga landed \u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/23\/james-bond-director-says-sean-connerys-007-was-a-rapist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vowed to make his version<\/a> of James Bond more in line with the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it \u2018Thunderball\u2019 or \u2018Goldfinger\u2019 where, like, basically Sean Connery\u2019s character rapes a woman?\u201d Fukunaga asked the Hollywood Reporter in 2021, referring to two of the six Bond movies that starred Connery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s like \u2018No, no, no,\u2019 and he\u2019s like, \u2018Yes, yes, yes,\u2019\u201d Fukunaga, 44, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat wouldn\u2019t fly today,\u201d he told the trade mag.<\/p>\n<p>Fukunaga appeared to be referring to 1965\u2019s \u201cThunderball,\u201d in which Connery\u2019s Bond forcibly kisses a nurse who had spurned his advances,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2021\/sep\/23\/james-bond-no-time-to-die-cary-fukunaga-thunderball?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Guardian noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg\" alt=\"Cary Fukunaga in camo jacket and glasses\" class=\"wp-image-22476260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1418 1418w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1063 1063w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=709 709w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=354 354w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Cary-Fukunaga-05.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fukunaga, 44, is involved with the AppleTV+ miniseries \u201cMasters of the Air.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dave Benett\/Getty Images for Jag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNo Time to Die\u201d director Cary Fukunaga is being accused of inappropriate behavior with young women on film sets. 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