After facing backlash for wearing a fat suit, celebrities such as Chris Sullivan and Sarah Paulson opened up about taking on their respective roles.
04.10.2022 - 21:21 / usmagazine.com
Setting the record straight. Whoopi Goldberg responded to a film review that claimed she wore a fat suit in her new movie Till.
“There was a young lady who writes for one of the magazines, and she was distracted by my fat suit in her review,” the 66-year-old EGOT winner said during the Monday, October 3, episode of The View. “I don’t really care how you felt about the movie, but you should know that was not a fat suit, that was me … I assume you don’t watch [The View], or you would know that was not a fat suit.”
She continued: “It’s OK to not be a fan of the movie, but you want to leave people’s looks out. Just comment on the acting. And if you have a question, ask somebody. I’m sure you didn’t mean to be demeaning.”
According to Entertainment Weekly, the Color Purple actress was referring to a line in The Daily Beast’s review of the Emmet Till biopic, which has since been removed.
Goldberg plays Till’s grandmother Alma Carthan in the film, which tells the true story of the titular character’s 1955 murder. While speaking about the project on The View, the Sister Act star urged audience members to not be deterred by the movie’s depictions of violence.
“If you’re watching Jeffrey Dahmer [Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story] … you’ve seen much more violence than you’ll see in this,” she said. “It’s an important film for families because if you are a mother, this could be your child. 67 years ago, this happened and we’re still in the midst of it.”
Comments about Goldberg’s appearance in Till came amid an ongoing conversation about actors wearing fat suits. Brendan Fraser donned prosthetics to portray a 600-pound man in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Whale, sparking some backlash in the process.
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After facing backlash for wearing a fat suit, celebrities such as Chris Sullivan and Sarah Paulson opened up about taking on their respective roles.
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Brendan Fraser wants his “Mummy”.
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Director Darren Aronofsky embraced Brendan Fraser as the lights came up, the credits rolled, and applause rang through the auditorium at the UK premiere of their latest film, The Whale, at the London Film Festival Tuesday evening.
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