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Jason Isaacs would rather you not ask about his penis in the new episode of The White Lotus. The actor said he thinks there’s a “double standard” in how the public discusses male and female nudity. In an interview with CBS Mornings, Isaacs addressed the conversation around his character’s body part being shown on TV, as he dodged anchor Gayle King’s question about the rumored use of a genital prosthetic for the scene.
“A lot of people are debating it. It’s all over the internet,” Isaacs said. “And it’s interesting because the best actress this year isMikey Madison at the Oscars. And I don’t see anybody discussing her vulva, which was on television all the time.” (To be clear, Madison plays a sex worker in Anora but her vulva is not shown in the film.)
“I think it’s interesting that there’s a double standard for men,” Isaacs continued, seemingly a touch annoyed. “But when women are naked — Margaret Qualley as well, inThe Substance, nobody would dream of talking to her about her genitalia or her nipples or any of those things. So, it’s odd that there’s a double standard when it comes to discussing [this].”
When the CBS Mornings anchors persisted in asking about prosthetics, Isaacs declined to answer, quipping, “I don’t think that people really want to know how the sausage is made” to shut down further questioning.
“What is the obsession with penises?” he added. “It’s an odd thing.”
Sam Nivola and Sarah Catherine Hook — who play two of Isaacs’ character’s kids in The White Lotus — previously responded to questions about the scene very simply, confirming to TV Insider that, yes, Isaacs did wear a prosthetic. And he seemed to like wearing it.
“That wasn’t his real penis,” Nivola said.
“It was a prosthetic,” added Hook. “He was very excited to do it. I think he took pride in the prosthetic.”
“He’s like, ‘It’s my fake dick scene today!’” Nivola added.
New episodes of The White Lotus drop every Sunday on Max.
