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Can Intimacy Coordinators Prevent Abuse?
Both the episode and the recent scandal highlight a critical debate: could the presence of an intimacy coordinator have prevented the assault by Alvarez? The answer is complex. Some argue that in situations where the director is both the perpetrator and the person responsible for the scene, an intimacy coordinator might struggle to intervene. The power dynamics are complicated, especially if the director, as the creator and authority figure, is also the one crossing boundaries.