Meryl Streep said, "This was my first movie, and it was my first take in my first movie, and he just slapped me."

Jared's male costars were uncomfortable with his antics as well.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje told E!, "[Jared Leto] sent used condoms and sticky Playboy magazines. I mean, it just weren't right."

Will Smith said, "Jared has gone full Joker... He really set the tone. He wasn't playing with it. He was dead serious as an actor he was going in, and he was 100 percent going into this character. And he really jarred the rest of us into, 'Okay, okay. He's not fooling around, so we need to get it right.'"

Jared told E!, "I did a lot of things to create a dynamic, to create an element of surprise, of spontaneity, and to really break down any kind of walls that may be there. I mean, the Joker is somebody who doesn't really respect things like personal space or boundaries. If you're gonna have that kind of party, at least invite the Croc. You know what I mean? Don't send me your dirty leftovers. That just isn't right. You see why he ain't part of the squad, right?"

However, in 2021, Jared told Entertainment Weekly that he was a "good boy" on set. He said, "Any of the very few gifts that were ever given were given with a spirit of fun and adventure and received with laughter, fun, and adventure. It's all filmed! They filmed it all! People were dying. We were just having a goof... The only gifts I ever gave Margot were cupcakes. I think I gave her a mouse, and some of the other guys got gifts that you'd get as a joke at a party.

... I'm playing a guy called the Joker, it's okay to play some jokes. Nothing ever crossed any lines, and it's not up to other people on the internet to create those lines. I'm an artist at the end of the day. If I do something risky and you don't like it, basically, you can kiss my ass."

Mickey's rep told Variety that they're "aware of the statements made by Bella Thorne regarding her experience on set with Mr. Rourke during the production of a past film." 

The statement continued, "These allegations are extremely serious. Mr. Rourke adamantly denies any intentional misconduct. He was not made aware of any such concerns during filming and had no prior knowledge of Ms. Thorne's discomfort until now. Out of respect for all parties and given the gravity of the claims, Mr. Rourke will not be making further public comment at this time. He remains willing to cooperate with any appropriate inquiry through the proper channels. We affirm the right of every performer to feel safe and respected in their work environment."

"And they're not politically corrected; they're fixed. They will be fixed, because people won’t accept it anymore. So that's a good thing," she said.

After Dustin slapped and provoked Meryl, director Robert Benton pulled her aside and told her, "There's a speech you give in the courtroom, but I don't think it's a woman's speech. I think it's a man trying to write a woman's speech."

Meryl agreed to rewrite Joanna's speech. Robert forgot about it, but she didn't. However, after a few minor edits, her version made it into the film.

Robert said, "Part of the pleasure she must have taken is showing to Dustin she didn't need to be slapped. She could have delivered anything to anybody at any time."

That's not the first time Miriam has told that story. Previously, she told Reader's Digest, "I was in the horror film End of Days with him in 1999, playing the Devil's servant Mabel. I had my throat sliced by a glass table at the end, and I remember Schwarzenegger farted right in my face when I was down on the floor, trying not to move. I shouted, 'Fuck you, Arnie!' I was really cross."

Arnold Schwarzenegger's reps didn't respond to People's request for comment in 2022.

In 2025, Miriam told BBC Breakfast, "I've forgiven Arnold for being such a naughty person."

"I remember years later, maybe even decades later, some crew members that I didn't even know at the time came up to me on other sets and told me that they were there at the time, and they were really grateful that I did that. I have nothing against Bill Murray at all. I've seen him since then at [an] SNL reunion, and he came up to me and was perfectly nice. But I'm not going to sit there and be attacked," she said.

Replying to her video on Twitter, he said, "Frankly, it was only on the Thursday before the Saturday that ANY of the sketches generated laughs. I was worried."

She continued, "Gilda [Radner] became our go-between. When Lorne wanted me to do something, he would call Gilda and say, 'Would you ask Jane if she would do this?' And Gilda would come up to me and say, 'Lorne was wondering if you would mind doing this.' And I'd say, 'No, that would be fine.' This made life so much easier. We would say hello, but beyond that, there was nothing I needed from Lorne. I didn't need a father. I had a husband who loved me, and a great little dog."

In Live from New York, Lorne said, "He didn't do pieces that Anne [Beatts] or Rosie [Shuster] wrote. So somebody would have to say that a guy had written it or something. Yet he was very attached to Gilda [Radner] and very attached to Laraine [Newman]."

Cheri has never publicly commented on the alleged incident, but in Live from New York, her castmate Will Ferrell said, "The worst host was Chevy Chase. I don't know if he was on something, but he was just kind of going around the room and systematically riffing. First, it was on the guys, playfully making fun, until, when he got to one of our female writers, he made some reference like, 'Maybe you can give me a hand job later.' In hindsight, I wish we'd all gotten up and walked out of the room. I think you'll find a consensus on the Chevy Chase thing."

"This was after I had taken all of the recommended, reasonable and appropriate measures of reporting confidentially to my union. The experience left me with a lot of questions, of the professionals in my industry, of the public, and of men," she said.

You can read the rest of Abigail's statement here.

In a statement to Variety, Tim said, "No, it never happened. I would never do such a thing."

Tim Allen didn't respond to Variety's request for comment at the time. 

Charlize said, "We were either fighting, or we were icing each other – I don't know which one is worse – and [our costars] had to deal with it in the back. It was horrible! We should not have done that; we should have been better… It was not a conducive working environment, I apologize profusely...I don't want to make excuses for bad behavior, but it was a tough shoot. Now, I have a very clear perspective on what went down. I don't think I had that clarity when we were making the movie. I was in survival mode; I was really scared shitless."

However, Tom said, "She's a very serious actor. So, I don't see why she would ever be intimidated by me or in any way feel frightened. I think that was more bollocks."