Tyranny of the 'casting couch'? It never went away, say actors
Equity will draw up audition guidelines in response to a rise in the number of complaints"Kick him in the balls and run out of the door." So advised Joan Collins when asked how to negotiate the infamous "casting couch" " though she admitted that her actual reaction had been to burst into tears.Rare, it seems, is the aspiring actress who hasn't been sexually harassed by a director, casting agent or producer, and in re…