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Penn Badgley’s Book Excerpt Reveals How He Filmed a Solo ‘You’ Sex Scene

A newly published passage uses a season 3 setup to show how camera placement can dictate the performance of an intimate scene.

Overview

  • The actor recounts being asked to perform alone because a seven-hundred-pound camera rig left no room for his scene partner during a season 3 fantasy setup.
  • He describes simulating the act on a fake bed, wearing a nude thong, after being told to look straight down the lens.
  • The passage includes his line, “I look in camera. And I hump my ass off.”
  • Vulture published the passage from his forthcoming essay collection, with the book scheduled for release on Oct. 14.
  • Coverage revisits his request to limit intimacy in season 4, his acceptance of necessary scenes in season 5, and prior remarks about intimacy coordination from co-star Tati Gabrielle.