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Keira Knightley reveals she was victim of vile 'rape speak' as a teen movie star after starring in Pirates of the Caribbean and Love Actually


The Oscar nominee said Hollywood culture in the 2000s was a 'very violent, misogynistic atmosphere' after she was propelled to fame with roles in the Pirates Of the Caribbean and Love Actually.

The Oscar nominee, now 39, characterised Hollywood culture in the 2000s as 'a very violent, misogynistic atmosphere' in which she was blamed for the aggressive and intrusive interest men took in her. But the British star has acknowledged that her extraordinary success came at a 'big cost' and that it was 'very brutal to have your privacy taken away in your teenage years, early 20s'. Ms Knightley has not appeared in a live-action TV role for over two decades, but is now starring in Netflix's British spy thriller series, Black Doves

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