"Euphoria" Actor Lukas Gage Calls Out Director Who Insulted His Apartment During Zoom Audition
"PSA: If you're a sh*t-talking director, make sure to mute ur mic on Zoom mtgings."
By De Elizabeth
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In the age of Zoom everything — meetings, classes, even dinner parties — there's a golden rule to keep in mind at all times: The mute button is your friend, OK?
Just ask Euphoria actor Lukas Gage, who put a director on blast for making fun of his apartment during a virtual audition. In the video shared to his Instagram feed, you can see Lukas react as the director, who seemingly thought he was on mute, commented on the actor's apartment to another person on his side of the screen. "These poor people live in these tiny apartments," the director can be heard saying as Lukas reacts on screen. "I'm looking at his background, and he's got his TV, and—"
At this point in the clip, Lukas cuts him off to let him know that his microphone was most certainly not muted, before adding: "I know it's a sh*tty apartment; that's why you should give me this job so I can get a better one."
The director, whose name Lukas does not share, apologizes when he realizes that the actor heard his insulting commentary: "Oh my god. I am so, so sorry." The Euphoria star responds by telling the director he lives in a "4 by 4 box" before adding, "it's fine, just give me the job and we'll be fine."
In his Instagram caption, Lukas offered a helpful reminder: "PSA: If you're a sh*t-talking director, make sure to mute ur mic on Zoom mtgings."
Plenty of folks voiced their support for Lukas, including a slew of his Euphoria costars. "YOU POSTED IT DJFJJFJR" commented Barbie Ferreira, while Sydney Sweeney shared, "I CAN'T EVEN," before adding that Lukas's apartment "looks better than mine." Maude Apatow, Lucy Hale, Paul Mescal, Debby Ryan, and Kathryn Gallagher also weighed in, and even Joe Jonas slid into the commentary to tell Lukas he handled it "like a champ." And while no one has specifically outed the director in question, Emmy Rossum posited in her comment that she "know[s] that voice," explaining: "If it's who I'm thinking, he asked me to 'audition' for him once. But not to read a scene. He said he knew I could act. Just to come into his office in a bikini and do a twirl. No joke. THAT was the ask. My reps said he wanted to know if I was 'fat right now.' I believe I told my agent, 'Tell him no thank you and to go f*ck himself.'" (It's a story the Shameless actor has opened up about in the past, during a 2017 Hollywood Reporter roundtable.)
The discussion continued on Twitter, with lots of celebrities joining in the discourse. "Absolutely disgraceful behaviour, sorry @lukasgage, you handled that with class," wrote Haunting of Bly Manor actor Rahul Kohli, while Kevin McHale thanked Lukas for sharing the video, adding: "Actors have to walk out on the plank and be open and vulnerable in an audition and too often the people on the other side have 0 regard for what that takes and how personal it is. F*ck 'em. (also that room is nice & u handled that v well)."
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It just goes to show — mute your Zooms! And also, simply treat people with respect.
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