Film producer Dana Brunetti took to Twitter Tuesday to refute Alec Baldwin’s claims that he did not know actress Nikki Reed was underage when the two of them filmed racy scenes for the 2006 independent movie Mini’s First Time.
The R-rated dramedy follows a young woman (Nikki Reed) who begins working with an escort agency where her stepfather (Alec Baldwin) is also a client.
Baldwin writes in his new memoir, Nevertheless, that he never knew how old his underaged co-star was.
“I was 47, and it never occurred to me to ask how old Nikki Reed was,” Baldwin reveals in his new book. “When I found out, just as we finished, that she was 17, I flipped out on the producers, who had told me something different.”
Brunettti — who has produced the Twilight film franchise and 50 Shades of Grey — wasted no time, hitting back at Baldwin and confirming that the actor “knew Reed was 16, didn’t find out AFTER filming, and did not yell at us.”
“My first indie film was Mini’s starring @AlecBaldwin who knew @NikkiReed_I_Am was 16 (not 17) and he didn’t mind,” Brunettti wrote on Twitter Tuesday in what ended up being a series of messages explaining his side of the story.
(1) My first indie film was Mini's starring @AlecBaldwin who knew @NikkiReed_I_Am was 16 (not 17) and he didn't mind https://t.co/aZ3KyeIiyC
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(2) in fact @NikkiReed_I_Am was 1 of 4 actresses @AlecBaldwin had approved and her being the only 1 of those 4 repped by HIS own agency CAA.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(3) the only time @AlecBaldwin ever yelled at me was on the phone and it was about one of the producers who worked with the financier.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(4) The films director @NickGuthe said "We liked the idea that b/c it meant we couldn't be pressured into shooting scenes w/nudity"
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(5) continued… "which was a real issue with the subject matter and the rather unusual cast of character we were dealing with."
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(6) but to @AlecBaldwin's benefit, he has been impersonating Trump a lot, so maybe there was a bit of method acting when writing his book?
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(7) And I have just received 3 other message from crew and other producer stating that he knew how old @NikkiReed_I_Am was during filming.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(8) if @AlecBaldwin had simply said in his book he didn't know @NikkiReed_I_Am's age, I would let it go.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(9) however to say that when he found out after filming he yelled at the producers (I being 1 on the film) makes it out to seem we did wrong
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(10) So to summarize, @AlecBaldwin knew NikkiReed_I_Am was 16, didn't find out AFTER filming, and did not yell at us.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
(11) UNLESS @AlecBaldwin saw @KevinSpacey some event after and yelled at him?? Though that would be wrong too, because again, Alec knew.
— Dana Brunetti (@DanaBrunetti) April 5, 2017
“It’s a lie,” Brunetti further told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. “I read it and was like, ‘What the f—. Of course he totally knew how old she was. That’s why there’s no nudity in the movie. He knew before we even cast the movie. I think he’s been method acting Trump too much and he doesn’t know the difference between fake news anymore.”
Brunetti added that Baldwin chose Reed for the role himself during casting.
Baldwin has not yet responded publicly to the producer’s claims.
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