Picture - Patrick Dempsey

"She's changing... and the intent was, 'It's Kirk', who is always such a womanising character, and the idea was to have a beat like that in the midst of all this action and adventure... I don't think I quite edited the scene in the right way, but look, to me, it was a sort of balance. There was a scene earlier where he's not quite dressed either, so it felt like it was a sort of trade-off. But some people did feel like it was exploiting her... and I can see their point of view." Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams plays down the fuss surrounding a controversial underwear scene featuring Alice Eve in the new sequel.