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Kirsten Dunst reveals a male director asked her a 'totally inappropriate question' age 16 and says she was 'only able to avoid the predatory side of the business because of her mother'


The actress, 41, has spoken out about the darker side of Hollywood.

In a new interview, Kirsten recalled one particular incident where an unnamed male director asked her a 'totally inappropriate' question when she was alone in his office aged 16 to discuss a sought-after role. The actress soon found a mentor in Sofia Coppola who asked her during the casting of 1999's The Virgin Suicides if any male directors had 'pounced' on her previously, to which Kirsten replied: 'I don’t give off that vibe'. She plays Lee Smith, described as a, 'steely photojournalist' who risks her life covering the fictional American Civil War, where 19 states have seceded from the Union.

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