US EditionNatalie Portman says ‘bookish’ persona was ‘my way of protecting myself’ as a child star
- Natalie Portman discussed her experience of being sexualized as a child actor in Hollywood, expressing that it created fear during her early acting years.
- She shared that she felt "very scared" by the sexualization and learned to protect herself by acting serious and smart.
- Portman recalled that expressing herself sexually made her feel unsafe and led to discomfort from men's objectification of her body.
- She acknowledged improvements in the industry, noting that there are more women behind the scenes, but emphasized that it remains largely male-dominated and there's still room for improvement.
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Natalie Portman Says She Was “Very Scared” by Childhood Fame, While Drew Barrymore Says She “Lost Everything”
In ‘Interview,’ Portman opened up about what it felt like being “really sexualized” as a child actor, while Barrymore described her childhood in the spotlight as “a real car crash” on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show.’
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The Independent (US)Natalie Portman opens up about being ‘really sexualised’ as a child
‘Black Swan’ actor said she ‘created image’ for herself from an early age to fend off unwanted attention
Natalie Portman Reflects On Being “Really Sexualized” As Child Actor: “A Long Lolita Phase”
After making her onscreen debut at 11, Natalie Portman quickly learned to separate herself from her public image. The Oscar winner recently opened up about being subjected to “a long Lolita phase” when she was “really sexualized” as a child actor, making her debut performance in Luc Besson’s Léon: The Professional. “I think there’s a public understanding of me that’s different from who I am,” she told Jenna Ortega for Interview. “I’ve talked…
Natalie Portman Says Being Sexualized as a Child Actor Was a ‘Long Lolita Phase’ She Tried to Avoid: ‘I Felt Very Scared by It’
Natalie Portman told Jenna Ortega during a discussion for Interview magazine that she endured a “long Lolita phase” as a child actor, referring to how the industry sexualized her at a young age. She was just 12 years old when she filmed her breakthrough role in “Leon: The Professional.” The “Black Swan” Oscar winner has long been outspoken about Hollywood’s sexualization of child stars. “I think there’s a public understanding of me that’s diff…
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