Overview

• Fonda told Women’s Wear Daily she wished intimacy coordinators had existed during her early career to help navigate challenging sex scenes.
• She contrasted modern set training—established post-#MeToo—with the lack of support she experienced, recalling awkward boundary negotiations on-camera.
• Intimacy coordinators, formalized by SAG-AFTRA in 2020, now choreograph and oversee nudity and simulated sex to protect performers.
• Supporters like Kate Winslet and Emma Stone praise coordinators as a safety net, while others such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Sean Bean question their necessity.
• The ongoing debate highlights Hollywood’s efforts to balance creative freedom with performer comfort and informed consent in intimate sequences.