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Jessie Buckley defends cat comments

On Thursday, Jessie Buckley appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to address a viral row and said she does like cats.
A November podcast clip resurfaced showing Buckley saying she didn't like cats, prompting social media backlash against the actress, who called her comments 'the worst' of her life.
She said she auditioned for the 2019 film Cats but did not get the part, describing it as the worst audition of her life and mimicking licking her paws.
Facing a social media storm, Buckley said the backlash 'weighed on me all day' and joked she felt sick as fans debated her comments.
Buckley's recent awards profile—including a best actress Bafta last month and an Oscar nomination—amplified attention, alongside her personal reflections like `I think love is terrifying...`, told Deadline.com, and her baby girl born last year.

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