Video of Francis Ford Coppola kissing extras on Megalopolis set emerges after allegations of inappropriate behavior

In May, director Francis Ford Coppola was accused of attempting to kiss extras on the set of Megalopolis. Now a video has surfaced that appears to show him doing so, as Variety details in a report.

Variety has obtained two videos in which Coppola appears to walk through a bacchanalian nightclub scene, approaching several extras dancing on the set in minimal clothing, and touching and kissing them.

This seems to confirm a report by the Guardian from earlier this year, which described this exact scenario, among other inappropriate behavior:

Several sources also suggested that Coppola could be “old-fashioned” in his behavior toward women, including pulling women onto his lap. And during a bacchanalian nightclub scene shot for the film, witnesses say Coppola came onto the set and attempted to kiss some of the topless and scantily clad female extras, apparently claiming he was “trying to get them in the mood.”

In an interview with Variety today, two sources said that Coppola “seemed to act with impunity on set” and that “none of the traditional checks and balances” were in place to prevent inappropriate behavior because he financed the $120 million film himself.

“Because Coppola was the financing guy, there was no human resources department to keep an eye on things,” one of the sources told the publication. “Who were they supposed to talk to? Complain to Coppola and report Coppola himself?”

Variety confirms that the scene in the released videos featured actresses who were “cleared for topless nudity” and others who were “cleared for scantily clad.” A source told the publication that there were between 150 and 200 people on set at the time, and the report states that while there were two intimacy coordinators working on the film, neither of them asked to be on set for this scene.

Stills from the trailer for “Megalopolis” by Francis Ford Coppola