Scarlett Johansson admits she was “wrong” with some of her most controversial career choices, such as defending Woody Allen
Scarlett Johansson is controversial and recently ironically admitted that she actually ‘made a career out of it’.
The 36-year-old superstar spoke about her tendency to get into trouble when it comes to career choices during an interview with The Gentlewoman, published this week.
Over the years, the Black Widow star has been accused of money laundering for assuming a role intended for a person of color and has defended names like Woody Allen, who has recently been tormented again on charges of child sexual abuse by his former adopted daughter .
Mea culpa: Scarlett Johansson talked about her tendency to get into trouble when it comes to her career choices during an interview with The Gentlewoman, published this week, admitting that she ‘made a career of it’.
‘I made a career out of it,’ Scarlett joked when asked about her controversial past.
“I’m going to have opinions about things, because that’s who I am,” she told the magazine. ‘I mean, everyone has a hard time admitting when they’re wrong about things, and for all of that to come out publicly, it can be embarrassing.’
‘To have the experience of, wow, I was really off target, or I wasn’t looking at the big picture, or I was reckless,’ she continued, shrugging: ‘I am also a person.’
The blonde bombshell admitted it was ’embarrassing’ to see herself being exposed to the public eye for a role she accepted or comments she made. However, sometimes, instead of listening and learning, the actress doubled over and made things worse.
“I’m going to have opinions about things, because that’s who I am,” she told the magazine. ‘I mean, everyone has a hard time admitting when they’re wrong about things, and for all of that to come out publicly, it can be embarrassing.’ (Pictured in Ghost in the Shell)
For her role in Ghost in the Shell 2017. Scarlett was accused of money laundering for accepting the show as Motoko Kusanagi – a character who should have gone to a Japanese actor.
When she was cast as a transgender character in Rub and Tug, Scarlett was called in again, but she defended her choice in a statement that only made the controversy worse.
Scarlett rejected criticism of being a cis woman cast as a trans character, saying the media “can be directed to representatives of Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto and Felicity Huffman for comments”. All three of the listed cis actors played trans characters.
Many argued that it was a different time and that representation was more important than ever for the trans community. Ultimately, Scarlett went back with an apology and didn’t make the film.
Problems: The bombastic blonde admitted that it is ’embarrassing’ to see herself being exposed to the public eye for a role she accepted or comments she made; She was notoriously criticized for her support of Woody Allen
She was also harshly criticized for her defense of the scandal plagued by director Woody Allen, who currently faces renewed and repeated accusations from his former adopted daughter, Dylan, that he molested her when she was a child.
‘I love Woody. I believe in him and would work with him at any time, ‘said Johansson in 2019.’ I see Woody whenever I can and I talked to him a lot about it. I have been very direct with him, and he is very direct with me. He maintains his innocence and I believe him. ‘
Allen directed Scarlett in several of his most famous roles. He was recently the subject of an explosive HBOMax docuseries, Allen v. Farrow, who looked at allegations of sexual assault from the perspective of Dylan and Mia Farrow.
‘I can be reactive. I can get impatient. It doesn’t go very well with self-awareness, ‘Scarlett told The Gentlewoman.
Meanwhile, the star is expected to expand his role in the Marvel cinematic universe with his standalone superhero film, Black Widow, which opens in July.
‘I can be reactive. I can get impatient. It doesn’t go very well with self-awareness, ‘Scarlett told The Gentlewoman.