The artist responded in a statement with a sober tone that, in fact, she did not think she deserved to be called “brave”, a term she prefers to reserve for the victims who recently testified in New York at the Harvey Weinstein trial.
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Natalie Portman appeared on the red carpet of the 2020 Oscar Awards with a Dior cape in which were the names of the female directors who were not nominated.AFP
On the red carpet, Natalie Portman appeared dressed in a black cape with the names of several directors who, she said, had been unfairly excluded from the selection for the 2020 filmmakers category, where no women figured.
Embroidered in gold letters were the names of Lorene Scafaria (“Wall Street scammers”), Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”), Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), Alma Har’el (“Honey Boy”); Marielle Heller (“A good day in the neighborhood”), Mati Diop (“Atlantics”), Melina Matsoukas (“Queen & Slim”) and Céline Sciamma (“Portrait of a girl on fire”).
“I wanted to subtly highlight women who have not been recognized for their incredible work this year“said Portman.
Rose McGowaHe did not choose the subtlety in the message posted on his Facebook page to lash out at “this type of protest held by the mainstream media for his ‘bravery’.”
“I wanted to recognize all the women who have not been recognized for their amazing work this year,” said Natalie Portman.
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“Brave? No, far from it. Rather an actress who plays comedy and pretends to be someone engaged. Like many others“says Rose McGowan, who judges Portman’s” type of activism “” deeply offensive to those of us who really do the job. ”
And he asks his colleague directly: “Natalie, you’ve worked with two directors during your long career, one of them was you. You have a production company that has hired exactly one director, you.”
Rose McGowan then urges Natalie Portman and the rest of the “elite” actresses to “change the world” instead of “pretending” to be on the side of other women.
Natalie PortmanOscar winner of the best actress in 2011 for her role in “Black Swan,” she said in a statement soberly that she did not think she deserved to be called “brave,” a term she prefers to reserve for victims who recently testified in New York at the trial of Harvey weinstein. (We recommend: Harvey Weinstein’s defense asks the jury to “have the courage” to acquit him).
“I agree with Miss McGowan that calling me brave just for wearing a garment adorned with the names of other women is not correct. ‘Brave’ is a term that I associate with the behavior of all those women who have testified against Harvey Weinstein in recent weeks, under incredible pressure, “says Portman referring to the trial against the producer in disgrace, accused of harassing and abusing sexually from dozens of female employees and actresses.
“When they get to shoot, it is more difficult for women-directed films to enter the festival circuit or find a distributor and be recognized in the awards season because of the obstacles they encounter at all levels. What I mean is that I tried and will keep trying. Although I have not yet achieved it, I am convinced that we are moving in the right direction, “concludes Natalie Portman.
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Natalie Portman responds criticism of Rose McGowan for her dress at the 2020 Oscars
