While most of us only have to contend with co-workers who perhaps use the last of the milk or schedule a meeting at 5:15PM, spare a thought for Amanda Seyfried, who had to deal with unsolicited bodily fluids.
The Mamma Mia star recently shared an anecdote from behind-the-scenes on the set of 2010 sob-fest, Dear John, which starred her and Magic Mike actor Channing Tatum.
Speaking to Deadline, the 40-year-old actor was asked what her favorite memory was from any project in her career so far.
She shared: “I don’t know if it’s my favorite, but it’s fun to talk about, because it just goes to show the relationship that I had with Channing Tatum in Dear John.”
Amanda explained that she and the 45-year-old “effed with each other the entire movie,” saying it was all taken in a “super, super fun way”. She added: “He’s very, very funny, and we had a great time.”
If you haven’t seen Dear John, it is based on Nicholas Sparks' 2006 book and explores the themes of lost love, long-distance romance, family dynamics and heartbreak. Channing plays soldier John, who meets college student Savannah (Seyfried) while on leave.
After he returns to the front lines, the two lovebirds continue their relationship, but eventually end up breaking up. If you’re not worried about spoilers (it did come out 16 years ago), it does have a somewhat happy ending as Savannah’s husband ends up dying of cancer, and she and John reunite.
Much of the film is set in the coastal city of Charleston, South Carolina, and the incident between the two occurred while filming on the beach.
She told the publication: “He peed on my leg once, without me knowing.“He peed on my leg on the beach, and I didn’t realize at first, and then I was like, ‘Oh, that’s why he’s standing so close to me.' There was a coffee cup very close by, and a little bit got in the coffee cup, and he ran away as I was screaming.
“One of the makeup artists picked it up and was about to drink it, and I saved her.”
While it’s clear that Amanda found it funny, when the story was shared on E! News' Instagram, lots of social media users were left disgusted. One user wrote: "WTF," while someone else questioned: "How is peeing on someone a prank?"
A third person quipped: "That would p**s me off," and others called the ‘prank’ "disturbing and disrespectful." Someone else wrote, "I would've sued if that happened to me.”
What do you think? Would you have laughed it off or got straight on the phone to HR?