“I had to go lie down”: the 2011 movie scene that caused Emma Stone to have a “meltdown” on set

Emma Stone said a scene in the 2011 comedy *Crazy, Stupid, Love* triggered a panic when she was lifted above Ryan Gosling’s head in a move inspired by *Dirty Dancing*. She had not realised she was afraid of being raised to that height, and described having a “real meltdown” before going to lie down.

Stone said she calmed herself by watching *Labyrinth*, a comfort film, and a double was eventually used to perform the lift. She also linked her reaction to an earlier gymnastics accident in which her instructor dropped her, breaking both her arms.