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Natalie Portman Says Jodie Foster Reached Out to Talk After Hearing She Was ‘Sexualized as a Young Actress’: ‘She’s Still a Role Model’


Jodie Foster once heard Natalie Portman giving a speech about being sexualized as a child actor. She reached out for a talk.

Foster famously skyrocketed at 12 years old when she was cast in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” as a child sex worker. Portman said that she learned at a young age to project a tough exterior on film sets to avoid sexualization by potential predators. The “Black Swan” Oscar winner opened up last year about her breakthrough role in “The Professional” amid sexual assault allegations against director Luc Besson.

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