ALEXANDER PAYNE - The American filmmaker who directed Sideways and The Descendants has been accused by the Charmed actress of inappropriate sexual behavior when she was a minor.

[Updated August 18, 2020 2:05 PM] After Harvey Weinstein, Rose McGowan accuses Alexander Payne of engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior towards her. Monday August 17, 2020, the actress, seen in Charmed, denounced the actions of the American director towards her, when she was still a minor. According to the allegations of the one who has become one of the major figures of the movement

Then, on her Instagram account, Rose McGowan posted a photo of her at that age, asking that "he recognize his actions and apologize". "I don't want to destroy anything, she says. Here I am at 15". A few hours later, the actress spoke again to clarify her accusations: "I was 15 when I auditioned for him. After that experience, I stopped acting, until that I was "discovered" at 21 [...] It wasn't until three weeks after the Weinstein case was launched that I reassessed the situation [...] If you're trying to sleep with a minor, it is a crime, even if the minor in question does not know it." For now, Alexander Payne has not responded to the accusations made by the actress.

This is not the first time that Alexander Payne has been the subject of such accusations. In 2016, the production assistant on her film The Upstart denounced her behavior on set, including attempts at harassment. According to Holly Hughes, the director did not send the complete scenario to the parents of the children with whom he was to shoot, so that they would not be offended by reading scenes in which their children watch porn, for example. When he discovered that his production assistant was still sending the complete script to the parents, the filmmaker would have taken revenge by publicly humiliating her, according to her. As with Rose McGowan, Alexander Payne has not responded to these accusations.

Alexander Payne is an American director. He began in 1996 with his first feature film, Citizen Ruth, before shooting in 1999 The upstart, a satire with Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. After signing the script for Jurassic Park 3, he embarked on the production of Monsieur Chmidt with Jack Nicholson. His fourth film, Sideways, won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay in 2005. The Descendants, released in 2011, earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director in 2012, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay, which he shares with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. He also signed in 2013 the moving Nebraska, which earned him a new nomination for the Oscar for best director. His latest feature film, Downsizing, was released in 2017. We find Matt Damon in the cast.