Reese Witherspooni õudused lapsnäitlejana: „Mind rünnati ja ahistati.“

Hollywoodi superstaar Reese Witherspoon räägib ajakirja Vanity Fair kaaneloos raskustest, mis teda karjääri algul tabasid. Esmakordselt tunnistab endine lapstäht, et temagi pidi seksuaalset ahistamist taluma.

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Our April issue closed a few weeks ago, when things were ... different. But we’re proud to share it all the same. So before you binge #LittleFiresEverywhere this week, read Ann Patchett’s cover profile of @ReeseWitherspoon and her empire of brilliant book adaptations. Link in bio. Photographed by @jackie_nickerson. Styled by @samiranasr. Location: @InnerGardens, Malibu, CA.

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Kui Witherspooni intervjueerinud menukirjanik Ann Patchett küsis, kas Reese'i meelest on ohtlik lapsnäitleja olla, ei mõistnud too esmalt, mida selle küsimusega mõeldakse. "Ah soo. Minuga juhtus halbu asju," tunnistas Witherspoon. "Mind rünnati, ahistati. See polnud üksikjuhtum. Hiljuti küsis üks ajakirjanik minult selle kohta. Ta ütles: "Miks te siis sellest varem ei rääkinud?" Ja mulle tundus: huvitav, sa räägid inimesega, kes on midagi sellist üle elanud, ja kritiseerid siis seda, kuidas ta sellest rääkda on otsustanud. Inimene räägib oma loo siis, kui ta on selleks valmis."

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Reese Witherspoon, having started in Hollywood during the early '90s, credits the #MeToo movement (and social media) with creating a safer space for women—and child actors: "Bad things happened to me. I was assaulted, harassed. It wasn’t isolated," she tells V.F. "There wasn’t a public reckoning 25 years ago when this stuff happened to me. Social media has created a new way for people to express themselves that I didn’t have. That’s the great strength in power and numbers." Read our full April cover story at the link in bio. Photographed by @jackie_nickerson. Story by Ann Patchett. Styled by @samiranasr. Location: @innergardens, Malibu, CA.

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Reese toonitab, et tema lapsepõlves oli filmitööstus hoopis teistsugune. "25 aastat tagasi, kui see minuga juhtus, ei toimunud avalikku arveteõiendamist. Kusagil polnud sellest rääkida. Sotsiaalmeedia on loonud inimestele uue väljendusmooduse, mida minul polnud. See on suur ja arvukas jõud."