{"id":25270,"date":"2026-05-20T17:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=25270"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:54:42","slug":"the-italian-casting-couch-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/the-italian-casting-couch-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian Casting Couch Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"229\">A famous Italian actress was relaxing at a caf\u00e9 in Rome when her boyfriend leaned closer and asked,<br data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"144\" \/>\u201cBe honest, darling\u2026 in your early acting days, did you ever face the casting couch?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"374\">She sighed dramatically, removed her sunglasses, and said,<br data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"292\" \/>\u201cAhh\u2026 terrible times. 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