How The ‘Last Tango’ Butter Scene Went From Somewhat Disturbing Story To Outrage-Clickbait And Almost-Fake News

Neither Maria Schneider not anyone else involved ever claimed that actual rape (or penetration of any sort) happened on the Last Tango set. Yet when the story resurfaced earlier this month, celebrities were tweeting things like “All copies of this film should be destroyed immediately. It contains an actual rape and sexual assault.” Lindsay Zoladz investigates the source of the distortion and how it spread.