Paul Mescal says fan groped him outside show : ‘get your hand off my ass’
nypost.comreports ES Magazine. The “Aftersun” actor was posing with a fan for a picture when he felt the woman’s hand on his behind. “As we posed for it, she put her hand on my ass,” said the 27-year-old actor, who initially thought the placement of the hand was a mistake.
According to Mescal, he attempted to move “but the hand followed.”It was then the actor said he confronted the theatergoer. “I remember tensing up and feeling just, like, fury.
I turned to her and said, ‘What’re you doing? Take your hand off my ass,'” raged Mescal. “The last thing I want to do is call somebody out in front of the theater — it’s uncomfortable for everyone involved — but it was really not okay.
It was so gross, creepy.”Mescal, who is a relative newcomer to Hollywood, celebrated his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his film “Aftersun.”“97% it is really nice — then 3% is somebody, like, grabbing your ass,” said Mescal on his new-found fame.
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