Penn Badgley to Megan Fox: Reasons why actors turned down sex scenes and nudity

Feb 23, 2023CELEB LOOKSKaren Pereira

Penn Badgley

'You' Season 4 had no sex scenes at all and lead star Penn Badgley confessed that it was because of him. He reportedly asked the team for fewer sex scenes 'out of respect for his marriage'. Instagram

Megan Fox

Megan Fox has reportedly turned down roles in films because she wouldn't want her family to see her perform some graphic sex scenes. Instagram

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough's refusal to kiss any woman other than his wife and shoot love scenes with other women has cost him several film and television roles. Instagram

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts has been in films that had some steamy love scenes, but did you know that the sex scenes have to be toned down for her to sign the film? Instagram

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali would have walked out of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' if the director didn't agree to rethink a sex scene between him and Taraji P Henson. As a Muslim, he was "just trying to hold a space of respect for religion." Instagram

Sara Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker may just be the only 'Sex and the City' star who doesn't have a nude scene in the hit series. She apparently has a no nudity clause in her contract. Instagram

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba added a nudity clause in her contract because she didn't want her family to see her naked onscreen. Instagram

Kiara Knightly

After becoming a mother, Keira Knightley decided that she would no longer film nude scenes for male directors. Instagram

Rachel Bilson

'OC' star Rachel Bilson reportedly lost out on several roles because she refused to get naked for the cameras. Instagram

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in over 100 movies and managed to avoid showing full-frontal nudity. While he is open to shooting scenes in the nude, he says he will insist on a body double. Instagram

Blake Lively

Blake Lively doesn't shoot nude scenes for her films, simply because she finds them 'too distracting'. Instagram