Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Jamie Lever Recalls Casting Couch Incident: 'Petrifying' Experience
Jamie Lever, daughter of actor Johny Lever, shared a scary story about a casting call.
She was asked to audition for an international movie and during the video call the person pretending to be the director asked her to strip and act in an intimate scene.
She refused and realized it could have been a trick to record her.
She shared her experience to let other actresses know to be careful about these situations.
Jamie Lever, actress and comedian, recounted a disturbing casting experience during an interview.
Lever was contacted by a casting director about an international film audition.
During a video call, the person posing as the director asked Lever to improvise an intimate scene involving stripping.
Lever refused, turned off the video call, and realized it might have been a scam.
Lever shared her experience to highlight the issue of casting couch and exploitation of young women.
- Who
- Jamie Lever, an Indian actress and comedian, and the person posing as the director.
- What
- Jamie Lever discussed a 'petrifying' experience related to the casting couch.
- When
- The incident was discussed in a recent interview.
- Where
- The audition was for an international film project, and the interview was with Zoom.
- Why
- Lever shared her experience to raise awareness about casting couch.
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Lever's Experience
Victim's perspective
Actress expresses her shock at the predatory behavior.
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- Subject
- Casting Couch
- Person Involved
- Jamie Lever
- Profession
- Actress and Comedian
- Incident
- Asked to strip during an audition video call.
- Interview Source
- Zoom