Rose McGowan is walking back her stinging attack on Natalie Portman for wearing a cape at the Academy Awards with snubbed female directors' names stitched into its lining, admitting she ''lost sight of the bigger picture''.
10.02.2020 - 19:46 / hollywood.com
Natalie Portman used the Oscars red carpet to make a statement about the female directors snubbed in the 2020 nominations, by having their names embroidered onto her cape.
Little Women’s Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang from The Farewell, Hustlers filmmaker Lorene Scafaria, and Marielle Heller from A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood were all honored on Portman’s outfit, as were Mati Diop (Atlantics), Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Alma Har’el (Honey Boy), and Celine Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on
Rose McGowan is walking back her stinging attack on Natalie Portman for wearing a cape at the Academy Awards with snubbed female directors' names stitched into its lining, admitting she ''lost sight of the bigger picture''.
Choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the husband of Natalie Portman, has denied signing an open letter calling for the reinstatement of a ballet director who was fired for pregnancy discrimination.
Choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the husband of Natalie Portman, has denied signing an open letter calling for the reinstatement of a ballet director who was fired for pregnancy discrimination.
Choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the husband of Natalie Portman, has signed an open letter calling for the reinstatement of a ballet director who was fired for pregnancy discrimination. Yorgos Loukos was dismissed as Lyon Opera Ballet’s director earlier this month.
Rose McGowan regrets criticising Natalie Portman for making a fashion statement about the lack of recognition for female directors at the Oscars.
Actress Rose McGowan called out Natalie Portman for hardly working with any female directors throughout her long career.McGowan's critique comes after Portman wore a cape embroidered with the names of female directors during the 92nd Academy Awards, which nominated no women in the category of Best Director.Portman then responded to McGowan.After Natalie Portman arrived at the 2020 Oscars red carpet donning a cape with the names of female directors who weren't nominated for the Best Director
Rose McGowan is not among the many fans of Natalie Portman's look.In case you missed it, Portman like Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), and Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers) embroidered onto it. "I wanted to recognize the women who were not recognized for their incredible work this year in a...subtle way," she said on the red carpet.
Natalie Portman is determined to create more work for female directors after actress and activist Rose McGowan criticised her for wearing a red carpet statement cape to the Oscars, featuring the names of the women who missed out on nominations.
McGowan, a prominent activist in the #MeToo movement, attacked Portman in a Facebook post published after the ceremony, in which she branded the outfit “the kind of protest that gets rave reviews from the mainstream media for its bravery”.
By Bruce Haring
Rose McGowan, who has been beyond the veil of Hollywood, again has slammed the virtue-signaling and gesture politics of celebrities.
Rose McGowan called Natalie Portman a “fraud” for her Oscars ensemble that featured the names of snubbed female directors, including Greta Gerwig, Marielle Heller and Lorene Scafaria.
Natalie Portman had the names of snubbed female directors embroidered into her Dior cape at the 2020 Oscars.
Natalie Portman made a poignant message on the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards as she sported a Dior cape embroidered with the names of every woman who wasn’t nominated at the ceremony.The actress, who herself has won an Oscar, revealed she wanted to recognise women in a “subtle” way as she took to the red carpet in the outfit which featured names including Little Women director Greta Gerwig and director Lulu Wang.
Natalie Portman knows exactly how to make a statement without actually saying a word. The actress honoured the female directors who were snubbed at the 2020 Academy awards by having their names embroidered on the cape she wore to the ceremony.
The Oscars 2020 ceremony hasn't even officially started—and we already have our first political statement of the evening. Well, it wasn't an overt political statement like an endorsement of a nominee, but has made it very clear how she feels about the lack of female representation in this year's directing nominees.The actress and winner arrived on the red carpet in a stunning Dior creation, complete with a cape.