Cameron Diaz says pre-MeToo movie sets always had ‘that one guy’ who was inappropriate

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I mean, I definitely have to say that MeToo changed everything.” Diaz remarked that pre-MeToo, she found that there was always that “one guy” on film production sets who would make women feel uncomfortable. There was always just like that one guy, you know, on set, that you were like, ‘God, here he comes again.’” “There were always layers and layers of inappropriateness that you just kind of had to put up with.” open image in gallery Cameron Diaz’s return in ‘Back in Action’ Reflecting on returning to set to shoot Back In Action, Diaz said she was shocked when a representative from HR notified her of an anonymous hotline for cast and crew to report any issues of inappropriate behaviour. open image in gallery Cameron Diaz pictured in 2025 “He said, ‘Come with me.’ And I was like, ‘OK, let’s do it.’ It’s our third film together.” Diaz previously discussed her decision to semi-retire on an episode of Gwyneth Paltrow‘s Goop Health: The Sessions, saying that making movies had started to consume her entire life. You’re there for 12 hours a day for months on end and you have no time for anything else.” She remarked that being in the spotlight was “intense”, adding: “There’s a lot of energy coming at you at all times when you’re really visible as an actor and doing press and putting yourself out there.” Diaz’s big break arrived in 1994 with Jim Carrey’s The Mask as the character Tina Carlyle.