The Office is one of the most well-liked TV shows in American history. Fans of the show are absolutely emotionally invested with the characters in it. Sometimes, this fascination and attachment goes to extreme lengths. In one of the later episodes, the writers wrote a script where Jim would cheat on Pam with a kiss with Cathy. However, John Krasinski, who played the role of Jim, put his foot down and refused to shoot the scene, making them change the whole scenario.
Nevertheless, Cathy‘s failed seduction of Jim cost her a great deal in real life. This made her the target of emotionally hurt fans who continued to troll and abuse her on social media. Lindsey Broad, who played the character of Cathy in the show, once punched back at the vicious trolls and made it clear that enough was enough.
John Krasinski Reveals a Scene He Refused to Film in The Office
John Krasinski is a dedicated actor and top-notch director who has showcased his multiple talents on the silver screen. The actor is best known for portraying the fan-favorite role of Jim Halpert in the popular American mockumentary sitcom television series The Office throughout nine seasons. He achieved a new level of stardom with his work in the series, and it remains one of the most famous American television shows with legions of fans worldwide.
Krasinski once refused to film a make-out scene with Lindsey Broad, who played Cathy in the show. According to the book titled Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office, the actor declined to film a scene in season Eight episode sixteen titled After Hours, where his wife Pam (Jenna Fischer) goes on maternity leave, and that is when Cathy entered (Lindsey Broad), the temporary replacement of Pam, who tries to seduce his character Jim Halpert while they were on a work trip to Florida.
The 43-year-old star outright declined to shoot the sequence where his character is supposed to cheat his wife and insisted creator Greg Daniels drop the idea, saying,
“That’s the only time I remember putting my foot down … I remember saying things that I never thought I’d say before, like, ‘I’m not going to shoot it.’”
He continued,
“My feeling is there is a threshold with which you can push our audience. They are so dedicated. We have shown such great respect to them. But there’s a moment where if you push them too far, they’ll never come back. And I think that if you show Jim cheating, they’ll never come back.”
John Krasinski fought hard to drop the make-out scene idea from the episode. The actor claimed that any disastrous shift in plotline would push the audience away and it would ruin its legacy.
Lindsey Broad Claims Fans Still Bully Her For Playing Cathy in The Office
Lindsey Broad gained attention for portraying the role of temp receptionist Cathy Simms on the popular NBC series The Office. It was a golden opportunity for the actress to star in one of the highly-rated sitcoms, but after the show ended, she faced online bullying and harassment because of the role she played in it.
The actress once revealed that fans still bully her over that episode of the beloved show on social media. She took to Twitter and shared that she posted a story of her dog’s sudden death, and people started bullying her, calling out, saying she deserved it after what she did to Jim in the show. Broad wrote,
“If your goal is being told to f**k off by someone associated with a TV show you genuinely love, it is absolutely something you can accomplish, but accomplishing it means you are both nasty and profoundly stupid Enjoy! F**k off”
Lindsey Broad is a stunning actress who has starred in television shows and movies like 21 Jump Street, Don Jon, Get Him to the Greek, and Til Death.
Source: Uproxx
