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Anna Kendrick recalls confiding in her plumber after abusive relationship

Anna Kendrick says she confided in her plumber after ending her 7-year abusive relationship: 'I just couldn’t spend another second breathing dishonest air.'

Anna Kendrick didn’t intend to speak publicly about the seven years she spent in an abusive relationship — but at some point, she needed to let the truth out. The film, which premiered this month on Netflix, sees a single woman choose a suitor during a taping of a hit 1970s dating show, unaware that he is actually a serial killer. While reflecting on her decision to direct the film in addition to starring in it, Kendrick told Entertainment Weekly that the story intrigued her because of its continued relevance in dating culture.

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