Kat Dennings Says She Refused a Bra Scene on '2 Broke Girls': "You Don't Pay Me Enough"

Kat Dennings is opening up about a moment from the early days of“2 Broke Girls”that she’s clearly never forgotten. In a TikTok video, the actress revealed that during Season 1 or 2, the script called for her and co-star Beth Behrs to run around the apartment set in bras. After a table read, Dennings approached showrunner Michael Patrick King and told him to either cut the scene or put the characters in clothes. When he pushed back, she delivered the line that ended the debate:“You don’t pay me enough for a bra scene.”The scene was ultimately removed from the episode.

Dennings framed the story as a lesson in self-respect, telling viewers,“Never underestimate yourself, is the moral of the story.”Given that“2 Broke Girls”went on to run for six seasons and more than 130 episodes on CBS, it’s hard to argue with the approach. She also reflected on the show’s end, saying she and Behrs left with“PTSD but also money,”a line that’s already resonating with fans who remember just how chaotic the sitcom’s run was.

The story lands during a bigger cultural conversation about what actors are asked to do on camera and how much power they really have to say no. Dennings clearly had enough leverage, or at least enough nerve, to use it. For anyone who’s ever wanted to push back at work but wasn’t sure they could, it’s a pretty solid blueprint. What’s the one work moment where you wish you’d channeled your inner Kat Dennings?