Rhys played Ben Braddock, portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the screen version, the future son-in-law she seduces.
“I think about that moment so often,” Rhys told the U.K.‘sThe Timesin a new interview.
And she didn’t."
Kathleen Turner and Matthew Rhys during their time starring in ‘The Graduate’.Fred Duval/FilmMagic
But Rhys now wishes he had stepped in and stood up for her.
“Because the next day, in the tabloids, there was a picture of her naked.
She wasn’t happy about it, to put it mildly.
Representatives for Turner did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
The issue Rhys discussed is still being debated today.
The incidents have sparked conversations over restrictions of phones and cameras beyond standard signage in the theater.
