Second Stage Theater Condemns Leaked Video of Jesse Williams' Full Frontal 'Take Me Out' Scene

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The Second Stage theater is addressing the leaked video that has gone viral. Earlier this week, an illegal recording of Jesse Williams‘ full frontal nude scene from his Broadway show Take Me Out was posted online.

Ahead of the performance, theater goers are required to lock up their phones in order to prevent people from taking photos and videos of the actors nude on stage.

However, it appears that someone was able to manage to sneak in a phone and record the 40-year-old actor nude on stage. On Tuesday (May 10), the Second Stage theater – which is where Take Me Out is performed – released a statement condemning the person for recording the video. Click inside to read more… “Second Stage Theater has worked to ensure the privacy of the ‘Take Me Out’ company by creating a phone-free space with locked phone cases at all performances,” the theater wrote on Twitter. “We are appalled that this policy has been violated and unauthorized footage of our acting company has been posted.” The statement continued, “It is deeply unfortunately that one audience member chose to disrespect the production, their fellow audience members, and, most importantly, the cast in this matter.

Taking naked pictures of anyone without their consent is highly objectionable and can have severe legal consequences.” Second Stage concluded their statement by saying that they are working on getting the videos and photos removed from the Internet. “Posting it on the internet is a gross and unacceptable violation of trust between the actor and audience forged in the theater community,” the statement read. “We are actively pursing takedown requests and ask that no one participates in the distribution of these image3s.