Julien's Auctions Cancels Sale of Audition Tapes for Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Helen Hunt, Others

The 2013 Hollywood Legends auction will not take place this Friday and Saturday.

Julien's Auctions of Beverly Hills says it has cancelled the sale.

The audition tapes of stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Lisa Kudrow, Julianne Moore and Helen Hunt will remain private.

Julien's cancelled the sale after pressure from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio artists, the union that represents film and broadcast performers.

"Auditions are not public performances, and under SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreements, performers are entitled to expect them to remain private," union attorney Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said.

"SAG-AFTRA, on behalf of our members, has requested that Julien's Auctions discontinue the sale of these private tapes, and they have agreed to do so immediately."

Julien's Auctions founder and president, Darren Julien, confirmed the move, saying the tapes were a small part of the overall auction and not worth risking the company's relationships with the union and others.

Julien noted for City Nes Service that preserving relationships was key to the decision.

According to LAist the tapes included:

Leonardo DiCaprio (for Ponyboy in "The Outsiders"); Marisa Tomei and Mary Louise Parker (for a role in "My Life" that went to Nicole Kidman); Sandra Bullock, Helen Hunt, Julianne Moore, Teri Hatcher, and Gwyneth Paltrow (for the role that went to Laura Dern in "Jurassic Park"); and Tom Sizemore and Dylan McDermott (for the role that went to Sam Neill in "Jurassic Park") among the many caught on tape.

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And read LAist's version of the story here.