Getting to the Bottom of Freida Pinto's 'Butt Double'

A few days ago, E! Online columnist Marc Malkin had a fun item about actress Freida Pinto admitting to using a “butt double” for a love scene in the new historical drama Immortals. The revelation sparked a trail of additional media coverage, including mention during an Ellen interview. (The love scene in question was in fact the first scene filmed on location in Montreal.)

Realizing that this topic usually gets the bum’s rush from investigative journalists, FishbowlLA decided to check in with SAG’s director of background actors, Terri Becherer, and director of theatrical-TV contracts, Elizabeth Moseley, to find out more.

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