Adams, 58, fumes over the negative press surrounding “The Idol,” from attacks on its sexual nature to whether the show’s set offered a safe environment for cast and crew.

The press says one thing. The actors all but scream the opposite, defending their work and the professional atmosphere in question. Yet they aren’t to be believed, Adams suggests.

“What is amazing to me is no one’s listening—I’ve not seen that before in all my days, such a dogged ‘We refuse to change the narrative,’” Adams says. “I especially want to say to all the feminists, ‘Go f*** yourself.’ All these women that I’m working with are talking about their experience and you’re not listening. You’re not listening!” …

She’s walked the walk, co-starring in one of the ‘90s most controversial movies, the Todd Solondz drama “Happiness.” The indie hit explored pedophilia, murder and sexual taboos without reservation.

She says the film couldn’t be made today, in part because the “liberal press” no longer supports challenging art. Liberals have transformed into “scolding schoolmarms,” she says.

[The criticism of “The Idol” related to what was depicted on screen, at least from the criticisms I read, rather than the work environment that produced it. I saw the episode that attracted that criticism and found it rather repulsive and questioned why anyone would find it entertaining … but I didn’t argue that it should be shut down either. The film “Happiness” couldn’t be made today either, but I found that even more repulsive and wondered why it got made in the first place, too. Again, I wouldn’t advocate for censoring it, but I have no problem criticizing its repulsiveness.

With that said, I’ve always been a fan of Adams, who has done very good work even in movies I don’t like. She’s among those actors whose names most people don’t know but who are recognizable from their work. I’m glad she’s pushing back against the “schoolmarms,” but just wish she could do so from better material. — Ed]