Anna Faris Accuses Late Director Ivan Reitman of Abusive Behavior On Set

Anna Faris revealed that the late director Ivan Reitman yelled at her in front of the crew on the first day on the set of their 2006 romantic comedy My Super Ex-Girlfriend and also slapped her butt.

The 45-year-old The House Bunny actress said that “one of my hardest film experiences was with Ivan Reitman.”

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“I mean, the idea of attempting to make a comedy under this, like, reign of terror, he was a yeller. He would bring down somebody every day…and my first day, it was me,” Anna told her “Unqualified” guest Lena Dunham.

Anna explained that on the first day on the set of the film, a hair and makeup person accidentally knocked “a big jar of wig glue” all over her costume.

“I was, like, 20 to 25 minutes late on my very first [day],” she said as a result of what happened. “I was terrified, truly, that my first day, Ivan thinks that I’m some kind of diva that’s not coming out of my trailer.”

“I’m in the middle of the street that’s all lit. Ivan is just taking me down. He was like, ‘Annie, you can’t play like that around here!’ I was like, ‘Don’t do it. Don’t cry. No crying.’ I felt angry and hurt and humiliated and defensive. Eventually I said, ‘Did no one tell you what happened?’ At that point he shut up and went behind the camera. Later, he slapped my ass too. That was a weird moment.”

Lena then said “I don’t think you’re the first person who’s reported that. And I’m so sorry you had that experience. And did no one step in and say, ‘No?’”

“No. It was, like, 2006,” Anna replied.

Ivan Reitman passed away at his home in Montecito, California, on February 12, 2022, at the age of 75. He was known for directing Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Twins, and Kindergarten Cop.