Gene Maddaus

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The largest crew union in New York was hit with a class action lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that it has excluded hundreds of film and TV workers while reserving jobs for insiders. Ronald Bishop, an electrical technician, alleges that it took him 12 years to gain admission to IATSE Local 52.

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“Mad Men” was set in 1960s New York, but it was mostly filmed at a studio just west of downtown Los Angeles. Sienna DeGovia was one of hundreds of people who worked on the show. Someone needed to re-create the food of that era, like savory Jell-Os and the carrots cut into one-inch cubes that used to be served on airplanes, and that’s what she does — she’s a food stylist. She started as an assistant 25 years ago and after learning the craft, became a lead stylist.

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A stunt performer on “Horizon 2” sued Kevin Costner on Tuesday, alleging that she was forced to perform an unscripted rape scene without proper protocols. Devyn LaBella was the lead stunt double for Ella Hunt, who played the role of Juliette in the “Horizon” films. According to LaBella’s lawsuit, Costner, the director, improvised a scene in which Hunt’s character would be raped. Hunt refused to perform the scene, the lawsuit states.

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Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film armorer convicted of manslaughter in the “Rust” shooting, was released on parole Friday after serving 14 months in prison. Gutierrez Reed, 28, served her sentence at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility. She was released Friday morning and ordered to go to Bullhead City, Ariz., where she lives. Her attorney, Jason Bowles, declined to comment on the release out of respect for her privacy.