DUBAI: US actress Rachel Bilson revealed that US-Egyptian actor Rami Malek asked her to delete a high school picture she posted on Instagram in 2019.
In February 2019, Bilson shared a throwback picture with the Oscar-winning star taken during a school trip to New York.
Bilson captioned the photo: “Hey @ramimalek where’d you get that gold chain? #tbt #oscarworthy.”
During a Monday interview with actors and hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman for their podcast Armchair Expert, the actress said it was a “nerdy” picture, but she posted it because “it’s funny.”
When checking her direct messages a week later, Bilson said she found a message from Malek that, according to Bilson, read: “‘I would really appreciate it if you take that down, I’m a very private person.”
“I was super bummed because he was always so nice and we were good friends,” Bilson said. “I’m a big fan of not taking yourself seriously, especially at that level of fame and talent, but look, he wants to be super respected – it’s his thing, so I respected it, I took it down. I was just a little bummed at how it was handled.”
