Scarlett Johansson on Being Groomed to Be a Bombshell
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Scarlett Johansson is telling it like it is. In a new interview on the iHeart Radio podcast “Table for Two,” the “Black Widow” star opens up about feeling hyper-sexualized as a young actor. She says she felt “groomed” by her management to take on more bombshell roles and to embrace that career path. Unfortunately, Scarlett’s not alone. Megan Fox and Natalie Portman have also spoken up about their similar experiences and the lasting ramifications. On the bright side, Scarlett says Hollywood culture may have changed slightly, and that younger actors aren’t as boxed-in as they used to be. But are things better? And will it last?
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| 0:00.0 | Brooke, I know that you and I are on the same page when it comes to this. |
| 0:07.0 | As women in the public eye and also just women in general, we want to be appreciated for what we bring to the table, in our case the microphone. |
| 0:19.0 | We want people to recognize our unique perspectives, our skills, and most importantly importantly our comedy. |
| 0:25.0 | Yes 100% like you can recognize that I have you know a hot ass and great hits but I'm funny. |
| 0:30.0 | Yeah and that's all that really matters. |
| 0:32.0 | Yes. And as we also know it's not always |
| 0:36.2 | unfortunately just about talent when it comes to the careers of women in |
| 0:40.3 | entertainment. In fact, I'd say it's never just about talent, unfortunately. |
| 0:44.7 | Yeah. It's often more about the way that they look. You know, Hollywood's all about that |
| 0:51.6 | look for whatever role they're filling. It's all about that look for whatever role they're filling it's all about the look of it |
| 0:56.4 | and countless female stars have come out over the years talking about how they've been |
| 1:01.2 | objectified and sexualized in this industry and just how damaging it can be |
| 1:06.7 | Especially when you hear about it happening when they're prepubescent that's just gross. Yeah |
| 1:13.0 | And now we can add Scarlet Johanson to the list. |
| 1:15.6 | In a new interview, she opens up about how she was groomed |
| 1:19.0 | onto a hyper-sexualized career path at a disturbingly young age. |
| 1:24.1 | Yeah, and she's not the first a-lister to come forward on this subject, but I gotta say it would be nice |
| 1:29.6 | if she was the last, but... |
| 1:31.6 | That's why I have clown makeup you know well it would be a |
| 1:35.6 | Christmas miracle it would it really would from wondering I'm |
| 1:39.7 | Marisha Skidmer Williams and I'm Brooke Ziffron Wednesday, December 14th. And you're listening to Rich and Daily. |
| 1:47.0 | Pop-up, Ritsee rumors fly on top of the world on a diamond high. |
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