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Rachel Bilson Reflects on Job Loss Over Podcast Remarks

9/24/2025

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Rachel Bilson lost a job in 2023 after discussing her sex life on a podcast.
She recalled joking about preferences, including "I like to be manhandled."
Bilson says she understood both sides but stressed context and the employer's conservative stance on sex.
She felt pressure to filter comments and found the experience baffling as a single mother.

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Rachel Bilson lost a job in 2023 after discussing her sex life on a podcast.
She recalled joking about preferences, including "I like to be manhandled."
Bilson says she understood both sides but stressed context and the employer's conservative stance on sex.
She felt pressure to filter comments and found the experience baffling as a single mother.