The studio edited out a scene starring a registered sex offender in August and will release "The Predator" in theaters this month.
Olivia Munn is continuing to speak out about âThe Predatorâ casting scandal, in which director Shane Black hired a registered sex offender to appear opposite the actress in a brief scene. Munn appeared on the September 11 episode of âEllenâ and revealed she received pushback from 20th Century Fox after the studio found out she had notified her costars about the sex offender casting.
Munn explained she was told by an acquaintance that her scene partner, actor Steven Wilder Striegel, was a registered sex offender after pleading guilty in 2010 to luring a 14-year-old girl into a sexual relationship on the internet. Munn told Ellen DeGeneres she didnât know her acquaintance well enough to know if he or she would report the news, so she decided to tell 20th Century Fox herself.
As has been previously reported, Fox edited out the scene featuring Striegel. Munn revealed to DeGeneres the news about Striegel shocked her and she didnât want her costars on âThe Predatorâ to be similarly blindsided, which is the main reason she reached out to notify them. Fox allegedly took issue with the actress informing her costars about Striegel, according to Munn.
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