‘Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on Why He Hates Spoilers, Backlash Over That Infamous Cersei Sex Scene (Video)

“Games of Thrones” star Niolaj Coster-Waldau revisited the backlash he got over the controversial Season 4 sex scene in which his character Jaime Lannister forced himself on twin sister Cersei play by Lena Headey.

“Whatever you take from a show is absolutely fine. But I think some of the discussion afterward became silly,” Coster-Waldau said a new episode of TheWrap’s “Drinking With the Stars.”

The two have engaged in a torrid love affair on the hit HBO show for years, leading to a dark scene following the death of their son Joffrey in which the two have sex while Cersei is standing vigil over her son’s body.

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When asked about his feelings on the scene being interpreted as rape by some TV journalists and viewers alike, Coster-Waldau said: “It became more like if someone would say “Well, I don’t think [it was rape],’ then it was like ‘OK, you’re pro-rape, asshole.”

“For us it was just always about these two people who have had a a very long history of a very, very complicated romantic situation that had been very physical always,” he said.

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During the far-ranging interview, Coster-Waldau also discussed his appearance on Conan this past Tuesday in which he shared a story of how he messed with “Game of Thrones” fans by revealing a fake spoiler about a duck during a recent press event in Stockholm.

“Don’t spoil anything for me. There’s nothing worse than that,” he said. Coster-Waldau did not recall any particularly devastating spoilers he had heard, but that his favorite show is “Louie” — which is difficult to spoil.

“I hate the fact that people like with [‘Game of Thrones’], some idiot uploaded the first four episodes,” he said of the online piracy issue with the show. “It’s just stupid. It’s like why do it? I don’t get it.”

Stay tuned for more of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau‘s interview with TheWrap coming Monday.

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