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Intimacy coordinators say Blake Lively’s legal dispute shows need for their role

Actor has accused Justin Baldoni, co-star and director of It Ends With Us, of sexual harassment in civil action

The Guardian - UK

The best new books coming in 2025 — from Irvine Welsh to Florence Knapp

Irvine Welsh, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Philippe Sands and Naomi Watts are some of the big-name authors with books out this year. But it’s not just well known writers. There’s a legion of brilliant new titles, from thrilling fiction to deep-thinking psychoanalysis and even a book by the woman who made…

Evening Standard

‘Everybody screamed when they saw it!’ The sudden rise in penises on TV

House of the Dragon just made eyes pop with an erect penis – but it’s not the only show going to great lengths to challenge television’s nudity equality problem

The Guardian - UK

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‘With orgasm people strive for oblivion’: Poor Things’ intimacy coordinator on consent, orgies and Emma Stone

Safe sex scenes are now an essential part of post-#MeToo film-making – coordinator Elle McAlpine talks about the challenges of working on Yorgos Lanthimos’s fantasy drama – and being chucked off other sets

The Guardian - UK

Barcelona opera production among first to use intimacy coordinator

Ita O’Brien says producers initially questioned need for her role in staging of Antony and Cleopatra

The Guardian - UK

From the extremes of Euphoria to the funny fumblings of Sex Education – how to get sex in teen dramas right

Whether it’s the racy shagging of ‘Skins’ or the chaste hand-holding of ‘Heartstopper’, coming-of-age shows have long approached on-screen intimacy from different angles. Isobel Lewis finds out the secrets of navigating the tricky genre, and how TV can educate as much as entertain

The Independent UK

Conversations With Friends star Lenny Abrahamson says film industry had to 'clean up its act' when shooting sex scenes

The award-winning film director hired an Intimacy Coordinator to help film steamy scenes on Conversations With Friends

Irish Mirror

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