Domino Kirke Shuts Down Rumors She Banned Penn Badgley From Sex Scenes: "Get Over It"

Domino Kirke has officially had enough of the internet’s favorite theory about her marriage. For years, fans have speculated that she was the reason Penn Badgley stopped filming intimate scenes, and she finally addressed it head-on in a Monday Instagram video, telling the persistent DMs to simply“get over it.”According to Kirke, the decision was entirely Badgley’s, made for his mental health, and she describes the philosophy behind it as“relational hygiene,”a concept that inspired her to set her own boundaries as a doula.

For context, Badgley first made headlines in 2023 when he said he preferred not to film sex scenes, citing his marriage and concerns about being objectified on screen. Andy Cohen even pressed him on it at the time. But the story got oversimplified: Badgley still filmed intimacy scenes for the final season of“You”in 2025, proving it was never a blanket rule, just a personal preference he navigated project by project. The couple married in 2017 and share three children.

The bigger conversation here is about boundaries at work, whether you’re a Hollywood actor or sitting at a desk. Choosing what you’re comfortable doing on the job, and having a partner who supports rather than controls that choice, is something most of us can relate to. So what do you think: should fans ever weigh in on a celebrity’s personal career decisions? Drop your take in the comments.