Overview
- The actress, in coverage Sunday, says she declined a lead in Friday the 13th Part 2 because a planned death scene required topless exposure she saw as exploitative.
- She writes that her father told her it was her body and her choice, guidance she says taught her to trust her own decisions.
- In the book, she recalls director Paul Verhoeven proposing more explicit exposure during a Showgirls scene, which she refused as unnecessary and beyond her contract.
- A spokesperson for Verhoeven says he has not read the memoir and offered no comment on her account.
- Gershon says nudity should only serve character and story, and she notes Showgirls was panned and underperformed before gaining cult status over time.