Actress Carrie Coon revealed in an interview that a scene about her character’s past in the series “The White Lotus” was cut after Donald Trump’s re-election. The scene involved a “possibly trans” child.
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Carrie Coon revealed that a scene about her character Laurie’s past in “The White Lotus” was cut after Donald Trump’s re-election. The scene mentioned her “possibly trans” daughter.
“There was a bit more context about her domestic life. Originally, it was clear that Laurie’s daughter was non-binary, possibly trans, and used neutral pronouns,” said the actress from “The Leftovers.”
She explained that it was a short scene where she interacted with her friends and struggled to explain the situation.
“It was a short scene, but for me, it made the question raised in episode 3—whether Kate voted for Trump—much more provocative and personally offensive to Laurie, considering who her daughter is in the world,” said Coon.
According to the actress, “The White Lotus” creator Mike White decided to cut the scene in post-production after Donald Trump’s re-election.
She explained that Mike felt the scene was “too small and the theme too big to be handled in that way.”
In the third episode of the series, which premiered on March 2, Laurie confronts her friend Kate (Leslie Bibb) after discovering that her husband voted for Donald Trump. The scene was written before the 2024 election.
The final episode of the third season of “The White Lotus” premieres on HBO and Max on April 6.
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