Rebecca Ferguson’s co-stars panicked after screaming allegations went viral: ‘You understand what you’ve done?

In February, Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson reflected on a transformative second in her decades-long occupation, remembering a time on-set where by an “idiot” A-listing co-star made disparaging remarks to her, ultimately prompting her to explain to them to “F off.”

Though she did not title the individual, her opinions went viral, with World wide web sleuths speedily seeking to verify the actor’s identification. 

“I was not expecting that, by the way,” the “Dune: Part 2” star not long ago claimed on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” of her commentary getting traction, confessing that a litany of previous co-stars experienced since contacted her in a frenzy.

“Yes, I form of savored the seize,” Ferguson admitted of the focus. “But I understood, even at the age that I am now…it does not subject. When you sit and do interviews…cause I’m me, suitable? I unquestionably imagine that I’m substantially far more open up. I also know wherever my boundaries are. But the stage of the job interview wasn’t about obtaining the person. Of training course folks will be intrigued.”

Ferguson explained divulging her story wasn’t about naming the particular person, but alternatively highlighting her strength.

“The stage was, ‘Is there a position in your vocation exactly where you ended up treated in a way the place you transformed your selection on either – this is how I formulated in myself – You want adjust or you will not take it, etcetera.”

“And it was these a crystal clear minute for me working with this person,” she continued. “I’ve bought telephone phone calls from wonderful co-stars who I have labored with going, ‘You have an understanding of what you’ve carried out, suitable?’ And I was like, ‘Oh my God. No, I didn’t. I did not consider.’”

“I suggest it’s not my obligation to be truthful, I don’t definitely treatment, you know. You are terrific. But my story is my tale and if you’re a excellent human being, then really do not fret about it.”

The “Mission Impossible” actress has worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood, together with Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant in “Florence Foster Jenkins,” Emily Blunt in “The Woman on the Educate,” Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in “Hercules” and Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh in “Dune.”

The two Johnson and Blunt have refuted any involvement, exhibiting their assist for Ferguson. Johnson wrote on X, “Hate looking at this but really like viewing her stand up to bull—. Rebecca was my guardian angel despatched from heaven on our set. I appreciate that girl. I’d like to locate out who did this.”

A consultant for Blunt told The DailyMail, “Rebecca and Emily are close friends, and there is very little but adore involving them.”

Ferguson originally explained to her story on Josh Smith’s podcast, “Reign,” noting at the time that neither A-lister Tom Cruise nor Hugh Jackman, with whom she’s labored on many tasks, had been the people today she was referencing. 

“I did a movie with an complete idiot of a co-star,” she started. “This human getting was remaining so insecure and indignant for the reason that [they] couldn’t get the scenes out. And I assume I was so susceptible and awkward that I acquired screamed at and I would cry walking off set.”

“This individual would practically search at me in front of the whole crew and say, ‘You simply call you an actor? This is what I have to get the job done with?… What is this?’ And I stood there just breaking.”

“And I bear in mind the upcoming working day I walked on and I explained, ‘You get off my established.’ That’s the initial time I [had] at any time spoken — I keep in mind being so fearful. And I seemed at this human being and I explained, ‘You can F off. I’m gonna do the job toward a tennis ball. I in no way want to see you all over again.’”

Ferguson explained that she did not feel assistance from executives. “And then I recall the producers arrived up and said, ‘You can’t do this to No. 1. We have to permit this individual be on established,’” she discussed. “And I mentioned, ‘But the particular person can transform all-around and I can act to the back again [of their] head.’ And I did.”

“It took so long for me to get to that. It is within my previous 10 decades or 12 years. And I’ve acted since I was 16. But from that instant, I have by no means let myself get to a issue when I have acquired residence and long gone, ‘What did, why did that occur?’”