The applicant was offended by sheer nonsense.
Initially, the director of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, saw a completely different star in the image of the scandalous Ruby Rod. The negotiations were already underway, the costumes were ready, but an absurd incident prevented the plans.
Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier came up with outfits for an eccentric showman. The stylist was looking forward to collaborating with singer Prince, who was only comparable in popularity to Michael Jackson in the 90s.
The pop singer has already been invited to a meeting in Paris. Here the Frenchman Gautier began to present his sketches in color, in broken English. And to finally convince the guest of how talented he came up with everything, he slapped himself on the buttocks. So he tried to show that Ruby would have them over his head.
Legion Media
Prince did not appreciate the joke and left the room. Besson later explained to the couturier that he went too far with the entourage. The costumes seemed too feminine for the hero and the clap gesture was rude, RG writes with reference to Western media.
It was decided to shoot comedian Chris Tucker in this role – it was his audience who saw the result on the screens.
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Writer: Anna Pavlova
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