Penn Badgleyis standing his ground.After making headlines for his decision tono longer shoot intimacy scenesfor his seriesYou, Badgley has doubled down amidpublic debate over his stance.The actor further detailed his discomfort with filming sex scenes, sharing inVariety’s latest cover story that he’salready “done a fair amount of them” leading up to now.“It’s not a place where I’ve blurred lines,” Badgley, 36, explained. “There’s almost nothing I could say with more consecration. That aspect of Hollywood has always been very disturbing to me — and that aspect of the job, that mercurial boundary — has always been something that I actually don’t want to play with at all.“Badgley also pointed out that he’s older than the love interests he has in his popular Netflix thriller. But according to him, this “didn’t use to be the case.“Penn Badgley.Slaven Vlasic/GettyContinuing, theGossip Girlalum said that “it’s important to me in my real life to not have them,” citing his marriage to longtime loveDomino Kirke-Badgley. The couple hasbeen marriedsince 2017 and share2-year-old son James. (The singer, 39, also shares son Cassius, 14, with ex Morgan O’Kane.)“My fidelity in my relationship. It’s important to me,” Badgey said. “And actually, it was one of the reasons that I initially wanted to turn the role down. I didn’t tell anybody that. But that is why.“Cindy Ord/GettyNetflix’sYoureturned with the first five episodes of its fourth season on Feb. 9. While there are sex scenes included, all of them are performed while fully clothed. There’s also far less than in previous seasons.As the series returned, Badgley revealed that he spoke with series creator Sera Gamble about his desire to no longer perform intimacy scenes.Courtesy of Netflix"I asked Sera Gamble, [the] creator, ‘Can I just do no more intimacy scenes?’ This was actually a decision I had made before I took the show,” he said on Stitcher Studios’Podcrushedpodcast, which he co-hosts. “I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it publicly, but one of the main things is, ‘Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I’m always [the] romantic lead?'““Fidelity in every relationship — especially in a marriage — is important to me,” he continued. “It got to a point where [I thought], ‘I don’t want to do that,’ so I said to Sera, like, ‘My desire would be zero [intimate scenes], to go from 100 to zero.'“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The first half ofYou’s fourth season is streaming now on Netflix; the remaining episodes will drop on March 9.
Penn Badgleyis standing his ground.
After making headlines for his decision tono longer shoot intimacy scenesfor his seriesYou, Badgley has doubled down amidpublic debate over his stance.
The actor further detailed his discomfort with filming sex scenes, sharing inVariety’s latest cover story that he’salready “done a fair amount of them” leading up to now.
“It’s not a place where I’ve blurred lines,” Badgley, 36, explained. “There’s almost nothing I could say with more consecration. That aspect of Hollywood has always been very disturbing to me — and that aspect of the job, that mercurial boundary — has always been something that I actually don’t want to play with at all.”
Badgley also pointed out that he’s older than the love interests he has in his popular Netflix thriller. But according to him, this “didn’t use to be the case.”
Penn Badgley.Slaven Vlasic/Getty
Continuing, theGossip Girlalum said that “it’s important to me in my real life to not have them,” citing his marriage to longtime loveDomino Kirke-Badgley. The couple hasbeen marriedsince 2017 and share2-year-old son James. (The singer, 39, also shares son Cassius, 14, with ex Morgan O’Kane.)
“My fidelity in my relationship. It’s important to me,” Badgey said. “And actually, it was one of the reasons that I initially wanted to turn the role down. I didn’t tell anybody that. But that is why.”
Cindy Ord/Getty
Netflix’sYoureturned with the first five episodes of its fourth season on Feb. 9. While there are sex scenes included, all of them are performed while fully clothed. There’s also far less than in previous seasons.
As the series returned, Badgley revealed that he spoke with series creator Sera Gamble about his desire to no longer perform intimacy scenes.
Courtesy of Netflix
“I asked Sera Gamble, [the] creator, ‘Can I just do no more intimacy scenes?’ This was actually a decision I had made before I took the show,” he said on Stitcher Studios’Podcrushedpodcast, which he co-hosts. “I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it publicly, but one of the main things is, ‘Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I’m always [the] romantic lead?'”
“Fidelity in every relationship — especially in a marriage — is important to me,” he continued. “It got to a point where [I thought], ‘I don’t want to do that,’ so I said to Sera, like, ‘My desire would be zero [intimate scenes], to go from 100 to zero.'”
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The first half ofYou’s fourth season is streaming now on Netflix; the remaining episodes will drop on March 9.
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