Noun
(euphemistic) The now illegal practice of soliciting sexual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry.
(slang) A sofa on which a jobseeker is expected to perform sexual acts in return for a part in a film or other job; this practice.
casting-couch (plural casting-couches)
Alternative spelling of casting couch
casting-couch
I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men in the movie industry, but nothing overwhelming. Dorothy Stratten
In Hollywood, many must submit to anal sex and all kind of debauchery via the casting couch to work. Source: Internet
Weinstein did not invent the casting couch in Hollywood and to the extent that there is bad behavior in that industry, that is not what this is about," he continued. Source: Internet
Michaela has spent years on the casting couch, and the last pilot she almost got, a decade ago, went to that little nobody, Lisa Kudrow. Source: Internet
In the arbitrator’s ruling, made public in a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, Kough described Kirk’s allegations as “casting couch sex.” Source: Internet
Following the news of Weinstein’s indictment Wednesday, Evan’s attorney said in a statement, “What Mr. Weinstein’s attorneys call casting couch behavior we know is actually a sex crime. Source: Internet